The True Adventures of Grizzly Adams (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert M. McClung
- First Published: 1985
- Time of Work: 1812–1860
- Setting: California, New York, Texas, Mexico, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Connecticut, and Massachusetts
- Principal Characters: John “Grizzly” Adams, P. T. Barnum, Cylena Drury Adams, William Sykesey, Tuolomne, Kennasket, Lady Washington, Ben Franklin, Theodore H. Hittell
- Genres: Nonfiction, Children’s literature, Biography
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Nature, California, West, U.S., Native Americans or American Indians, Circuses or carnivals, Bears, Biography, Animals, Animals, dangerous, Gold mines or mining, Exploration or explorers, Wildlife, Naturalists, Fur trade
- Locales: California, Connecticut, New York, Mexico, Massachusetts, Oregon, Wyoming, Texas, Washington, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Nevada
Form and Content
In his foreword to The True Adventures of Grizzly Adams, Robert M. McClung explicitly states that the book omits many aspects of the trapper’s life to concentrate on certain major expeditions and his experiences with bears. While biographical in nature, the book is at heart, as the title suggests, a compendium of exciting adventures in the wilderness.
Spanning roughly two hundred pages, The True Adventures of Grizzly Adams is divided into twenty-two chapters with interesting titles reflecting the places, characters, or adventures that...
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