"Rebellion, glowing vitality. . . . The spirit of the wild frontier. . . . An absorbing story, marked by Richter's uncanny skill in recapturing the atmosphere of the past." -"The New York Times Book Review ""Memorable . . . Richter tells the story with [a] glowing passion for unspoiled nature. . . . It is impossible to doubt the detailed . . . accuracy of the picture." -"New York Herald Tribune" "Good reading for anyone curious about the past of our country." -"The Yale Review"
A beautifully illustrated edition of a novel that has enthralled young American readers for generations. It is the story of John Cameron Butler-captured as a small child in a raid on the Pennsylvania frontier by the Indian tribe Lenni-Lenape. Adopted by the great warrior Cuyloga and renamed True Son, he has spent 11 years living and thinking of himself as fully Indian. But when the tribe signs a treaty that requires them to return their white captives, 15-year-old True Son is returned against his will to the family he had long forgotten, and to a life that he no longer understands or desires. Despairing and defiant, he manages a dangerous escape only to find himself painfully unsure of where he belongs. Beautifully written, sensitively told, and emotionally compelling, The Light in the Forest is an American classic that has sold more than one million copies in the last ten years in paperback.
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Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers GOR007824629
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Hardcover. Zustand: new. Hardcover. Everyman's Library Children's Classics offers a superb collection of the world's greatest children's books in handsome full cloth hardcover editions. This library brings back into print such well-loved illustrators as Ivan Bilibin, Heath Robinson, Kate Greenaway, Arthur Rackham, Nicolas Bentley and Walter Crane. Each book has the added feature of beautiful gold stamping on the front and spine and a silk ribbon marker - making them the ideal gift for any child at any time of the year.A beautifully illustrated edition of a novel that has enthralled young American readers for generations. It is the story of John Cameron Butler-captured as a small child in a raid on the Pennsylvania frontier by the Indian tribe Lenni-Lenape. Adopted by the great warrior Cuyloga and renamed True Son, he has spent 11 years living and thinking of himself as fully Indian. But when the tribe signs a treaty that requires them to return their white captives, 15-year-old True Son is returned against his will to the family he had long forgotten, and to a life that he no longer understands or desires. Despairing and defiant, he manages a dangerous escape only to find himself painfully unsure of where he belongs. Beautifully written, sensitively told, and emotionally compelling, The Light in the Forest is an American classic that has sold more than one million copies in the last ten years in paperback. But when the tribe signs a treaty that requires them to return their white captives, 15-year-old True Son is returned against his will to the family he had long forgotten, and to a life that he no longer understands or desires. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781857155150
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - But when the tribe signs a treaty that requires them to return their white captives, 15-year-old True Son is returned against his will to the family he had long forgotten, and to a life that he no longer understands or desires. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781857155150
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Zustand: New. 2005. New Ed. Hardcover. Captured on the Pennsylvania frontier, little John Butler is adopted by the warrior Cuyloga. He has spent 11 years as fully Indian, when a treaty compels him to return to the family he had long forgotten and no longer desired. Despairing and defiant, he manages a dangerous escape only to find himself painfully unsure of where he belongs. Series: Everyman's Library Children's Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, 31 b/w. BIC Classification: YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 213 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352. . . . . . Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers V9781857155150
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Zustand: New. 2005. New Ed. Hardcover. Captured on the Pennsylvania frontier, little John Butler is adopted by the warrior Cuyloga. He has spent 11 years as fully Indian, when a treaty compels him to return to the family he had long forgotten and no longer desired. Despairing and defiant, he manages a dangerous escape only to find himself painfully unsure of where he belongs. Series: Everyman's Library Children's Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, 31 b/w. BIC Classification: YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 213 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers V9781857155150
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. Warren Chappell (illustrator). First Edition Thus. Fine book in clean fresh olive green cloth covers with bright gilt titles and black and gilt patterning to spine; gilt titles and pasted-on illustration of a deer to front. Internally fine and free of inscriptions 'This Book belongs to' is not filled in; very attractively illustrated; decorative end papers; page marker ribbon. A most attractive copy. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 024839
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