Emerson Hough (1857–1923)
Autor de The Covered Wagon
Sobre El Autor
Créditos de la imagen: George Grantham Bain Collection,
LoC Prints and Photographs Division
(LC-DIG-ggbain-04852)
LoC Prints and Photographs Division
(LC-DIG-ggbain-04852)
Series
Obras de Emerson Hough
The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive (1913) 16 copias
The Chronicles of the Old West - 4 Historical Books Exploring the Wild Past of the American West (Illustrated): Western… (2017) 4 copias
John Rawn 3 copias
Rough Trip Through Yellowstone: The Epic Winter Expedition of Emerson Hough, F. Jay Haynes and Billy Hofer (2013) 1 copia
Yellowstone National Park 1 copia
WILD WEST ADVENTURES – Boxed Set: 9 Western Classics in One Volume (Illustrated): The Girl at the Halfway House, The… (2017) 1 copia
The gold brick and the gold mine : fake mining schemes that steal the people's savings (2010) 1 copia
The Mississippi Bubble 1 copia
Obras relacionadas
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1857-06-28
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1923-04-30
- Lugar de sepultura
- Hope Cemetery, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, USA
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- Evanston, Illinois, USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Newton, Iowa, USA
White Oaks, New Mexico, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Evanston, Illinois, USA - Educación
- State University of Iowa (BPhil|Law)
- Ocupaciones
- lawyer
writer
conservationist
historian
explorer - Organizaciones
- Phi Beta Kappa
South Shore Country Club
Society of Midland Authors
The Little Room
The Cliff Dwellers
White Paper Club
Miembros
Reseñas
Listas
Premios
También Puede Gustarte
Autores relacionados
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 47
- También por
- 8
- Miembros
- 505
- Popularidad
- #49,063
- Valoración
- 3.8
- Reseñas
- 3
- ISBNs
- 212
- Idiomas
- 2
Fun book, lots of pirate lingo. Not really a romance, more of an adventure with a romance necessary to that adventure. After all, what's a pirate story without a fair captive? Definitely not a bodice-ripper though, so if that's your flavor, don't bother. There isn't one single scene that goes beyond polite hand kissing. As historical fiction though, it's an entertaining look at the time, as well as some interesting tidbits about real pirates, particularly Jean Lafitte in Louisiana.
A bit of a warning: if you get bent over an occasional lack of modern political correctness, I might not recommend this. It was first published in 1913, so there are some terms that are less than polite now. The characters are from the northern states though, so it's not bad for the period it was written in.
I started reading it as my "waiting book" (the kindle book I read while waiting in lines or what-not) but by half way through I was interested enough in it to just sit down and read it. My only issue with it was Helena, the fair captive in question. Maybe her personality was a product of the times, but I still found her greedy and vapid and never could quite understand why anyone would lose a minute's sleep over her. To be fair, the story wouldn't have worked if she was any other way, but just because she's necessary doesn't mean I have to like her. I adored Harry though and the little bits of philosophy that were used to add dimension to his character. The descriptions of locations were also awesome. I could almost taste the food in the restaurant in Baton Rouge (and wanted to slap Helena for leaving before the meal ended), and the storm...wow. Plus I just like pirate stories *shrug*.… (más)