In O Rugged Land of Gold share the triumph of a woman -- alone, injured, pregnant -- on a remote Alaskan island in winter. "I was furious. If I had a gun, I'd have shot them dead. Those lazy, stupid men kept right on going and left me alone. Not once had they looked in my direction, and me needing help so bad. I was so mad at them that I cussed. I screamed cusses at them until I was hoarse. I said all the bad words I had ever heard in all my life, and I invented some new ones, too. I wished the tow-line would break and ...
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In O Rugged Land of Gold share the triumph of a woman -- alone, injured, pregnant -- on a remote Alaskan island in winter. "I was furious. If I had a gun, I'd have shot them dead. Those lazy, stupid men kept right on going and left me alone. Not once had they looked in my direction, and me needing help so bad. I was so mad at them that I cussed. I screamed cusses at them until I was hoarse. I said all the bad words I had ever heard in all my life, and I invented some new ones, too. I wished the tow-line would break and they would lose every last log; wished their old logs would go to China. I stood up and shook my fist at the disappearing boat. When it had gone from sight, I dropped down and cried. I shed tears of helpless rage and of utter defeat."... "An old bear came and sniffed me. He really did. It was in the first gray of dawn. I had dozed, and the sound of him coming roused me. I kept perfectly still, hardly breathing, and straining my ears and eyes to learn what and where the sound was. Then I smelled him and knew for certain it was a bear. All the primitive instincts of fear within me were aroused. My heart pounded in my throat, and I could feel my flesh creep. I drew myself up and made myself little and tight. I kept still as death."
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First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 253. Map on both front endpapers. Original publisher's red cloth lettered gilt at the spine. The publisher's own retained copy with their stamp on the verso half title, reading 'file copy. ' A novel, though it was thought to be autobiographical when it first appeared that concerns the hardship a pregnant woman faces, alone in the Alaskan wilderness during the 1920s. Martha Martin was the pseudonym of Heather Boylan. Very good indeed in very good indeed dust jacket.
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First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp. 253. Map on both front endpapers. Original publisher's red cloth lettered gilt on spine. Yellow dust jacket lettered dark pink and black. The publisher's own retained copy with 'File Copy' stamped on front pastedown endpaper and on upper cover of dust jacket. Reference number on half-title. Fax from Macmillan Publishing in New York dated 1988 loosely inserted with handwritten notes with reference to a paperback reissue. A novel, though it was thought to be autobiographical when it first appeared that concerns the hardship a pregnant woman faces, alone in the Alaskan wilderness during the 1920s. Martha Martin was the pseudonym of Heather Boylan. A few small tears to edge of dust jacket. Very good. Slight wear to dust jacket, otherwise very good.
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Good. Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear and stain on the boards. Stain on the edges. Binding is a bit exposed. Text is clear of markings and notations. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Fair in Fair dust jacket. Coverboards are worn at corners and at top and bottom edges of spine. Dark spotting on coverboards and foxing on text edges and endpapers. Pages are toned, and there is a bit of a good, old-book musty smell. Dust jacket is creased and chipped along edges and flap folds. Several closed tears along top edge of DJ. Inside of DJ is foxed.; The author's inspiring story of her own survival in the Alaskan wilderness. "It was winter in Alaska and she was a woman alone in a wilderness cabin. Her husband was missing-or dead. Her right arm was broken. One leg was useless. And she was awaiting the birth of her child! This is the magnificent true story of that woman." Green coverboards with yellow titles on cover and spine. Text is clean and unmarked. Front endpapers are illustrated with a map of location. Spine is intact. Dust jacket is protected in a new mylar cover. A fascinating story! ; 8.9 X 6.0 X 0.7 inches; 223 pages.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Name of the previous owner and small inscription written. Publication of 253 pages. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed and minor marks. The boards are in good condition. The pages are complete and the text is legible. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK.
