Northwest passage originally titled an unfinished conversation. The novel inspired the 1940 film northwest passage, starring spencer tracy as major rogers. A bounty hunter reports that the mohegans, an indian tribe who were previously neutral in the fight between the french and the english colonists, are preparing to go on the warpat. Awardwinning artist matt james takes the iconic song northwest passage by legendary canadian songwriter and singer stan rogers and tells the dramatic story of the search for the elusive route through the arctic ocean to the pacific, which for hundreds of years and once again today, nations, explorers and commercial. Stanley allison stan rogers november 29, 1949 june 2, 1983 was a canadian folk musician and songwriter. This post has been superseded by hilobrows 100 best adventures of the thirties page the best adventure series of posts will list my favorite 21 adventure novels from each of the 20th centurys first eight sociocultural decades. The childrens book, malians song, recounts some of the abenaki oral.
The picture is based on a novel by kenneth roberts titled northwest passage 1937. The plot is wellconstructed, and i like the fact that the hero of the book, robert rogers, is painted as alltoohuman despite his heroic exploits. Northwest passage, oysterband, runrig, bruce guthro, alan. Westward from the davis strait tis there twas said to lie.
Listen free to stan rogers northwest passage northwest passage, the field behind the plow and more. Published privately by the author, san francisco, 1946. Northwest passage is a book about the explorers who venture into the northwest passage in canada. Plus, i kicked off the series with a list of the top 32 adventures from the 19th century. Awardwinning artist matt james takes the iconic song northwest passage by legendary canadian songwriter and singer stan rogers and tells the dramatic story of the search for the elusive route through the arctic ocean to the pacific, which for hundreds of years and once again today, nations. List of books and articles about northwest passage online. The historical novel northwest passage 1937, by american author kenneth roberts, portrayed the events of rogers rangers raid on the abenaki town of st. The northwest passage by kenneth roberts also inspired the 1940 film northwest passage starring spencer tracy, robert young, walter brennan, ruth husssey. It turned out he was an indian aficionado, too, with the french and indian war 17541763 being one of his specialties.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Both towne and hunk decide to join rogers rangers themselves. Part of kenneth roberts novel was serialized in the saturday evening post, under the title rogers rangers 26 december 19366 february 1937. Rogers heroics in the french and indian war, including the search for the northwest passage, and his later life are depicted in the novel northwest passage 1936 by kenneth roberts. Northwest passage book irogers rangers at the american film institute. Beautifully illustrated, and paired with the words from the song, this book also includes a timeline of northern exploration, a minibiography of important explorers, and the music and verses for the song northwest passage. Northwest passage was one of my favorites as a teen, but i hadnt give it a thought in more than twoscore. Northwest passage, based on the novel by kenneth roberts. Winner of the the 20 governor generals literary award for illustration.
Winner of the governor generals literary award for childrens illustration. The longlost ship of british polar explorer sir john franklin, hms terror, has been found in pristine condition at the bottom of an arctic bay, researchers have said, in a discovery that. Ebenezer webster of east kingston, future father of statesman daniel webster, is among the rangers portrayed in the book version of northwest passage by kenneth roberts. Click here for link to the internet archive where the the history of rogers rangers volumes v. Northwest passage book irogers rangers kenneth robertss novel northwest passage chronicles the exploits of major robert rogers 17311795, who during the french and indian war raised and commanded an independent unit of lightinfantry soldiers attached to the british army known as rogers rangers. Northwest passage is an historical novel by kenneth roberts, published in 1937. On october 1, 1759, a force of 100 french soldiers and abenaki men set out from. Jan 01, 2001 this first half of the book is easily the most interesting, rich in fairly accurate detail about rogers leadership and the audacious heroism of his rangers. The dramatic focus is the events surrounding major robert rogers rangers raid on the village of st.
Major rogers and the abenakis treasures written and contributed august 1998 by. Discover the northwest passage with this illustrated book inspired by the song northwest passage by canadian folk musician stan rogers. Spencer tracy in northwest passage 1940 robert young and ruth hussey in northwest. Ah, for just one time i would take the northwest passage to find the hand of franklin reaching for the beaufort sea. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Jeffrey amherst sent rogers ranger captain quinton kennedy northward. Robert rogers and his rangers various articles my military. To that end, he hired a fulltime english researcher to hunt for the transcripts. Suggested reading jaegers battalion of rogers rangers. Loescher, burt garfield, the history of rogers rangers, volume 1. There is little doubt that rogers used the audience to forward his pet project. For example, the idiot, a sea shanty, about going west to find work in the refineries. Northwest passage is the type of adventure yarn that brought out the 12yearold in me. Listen to your favorite songs from northwest passage by stan rogers now.
Proof of the existence of the passage in the mid1800s only revealed how difficult its transit would be, and it was not until the early 20th cent. John stark of manchester, rogers trusted lieutenant, became a key general in the revolution. The picture is based on a novel by kenneth roberts titled northwest passage. Illinois company blog, rogers rangers, jaegers battalion. Rogers stan miscellaneous northwest passage northwest passage stan rogers cho.
Northwest passage, american adventure film, released in 1940, that deals with events of the. Tracing one warm line through a land so wide and savage and make a northwest passage to the sea. Laurence stallings screenplay, talbot jennings screenplay 1 more credit. Stan rogers was noted for his rich, baritone voice and his finelycrafted, traditionalsounding songs which were frequently inspired by canadian history and the daily lives of working people, especially those from the fishing villages of the maritime provinces and, later, the farms. Robert rogers, 8 books burt garfield loescher, 3 books roberts, kenneth lewis, 3 books mary cochrane rogers, 2 books bob bearor, 1 book harold mcgill jackson, 1 book laurence stallings, 1 book john f. Jeffrey amherst sent rogers ranger captain quinton kennedy northward carrying both. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading northwest passage birthright book 2. Sherbooke daily record, march 20, 1987 wabo madahondo the white devil, was the name given by the abenakis of st.
The film was shot in central idaho, near payette lake and the city of mccall. The amazing thing about northwest passage is that stan rogers is able to capture the modern experience with styles from a hundred or more years ago. Northwest passage by stan rogers on amazon music unlimited. The song appears on an album of the same name released by rogers in 1981, and is considered one of the classic songs in canadian music history. The first half of the novel was adapted in this film by talbot jennings and laurence stallings, being lavishly produced and uncomprimisingly directed by king vidor. The second half of the book follows major rogers further career in england and on the northwest frontier. The book structure itself uses the song, northwest passage by stan rogers and repeats the lines from the chorus throughout the book. In addition, he is an accomplished songwriter and performer, having recorded five albums of his original music and acted in five films. Ship found in arctic 168 years after doomed northwest. Part of the action takes place on lake memphremagog. Northwest passage is the opening song off of the 1981 album of the same name. The song compares the voyages of the first european explorers in canada to rogerss own touring as a musician. Samuel stephens and other new material by roberts, kenneth lewis and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Although rogers fought for the british, most of his rangers became patriots.
The first half is a carefully researched, daybyday recreation of the raid by rogers rangers on the indian. Told through the eyes of primary character langdon towne, much of the novel follows the exploits and character of robert rogers, the leader of rogers rangers, who were a colonial force fighting with the british during the french and indian war. I knew the film was only book 1 of this saga, and was eager to see the story to the end. The movie northwest passage portrays halfnaked savages, living in. Book 1 rogers rangers king vidor, 1940 the posters warned northwest passage was not suitable for children which it might be, with its stories of atrocities, men who fight with muskets and axes, and the good of the many philosophy. Tracing one warm line through a land so wild and savage and make a. The life and music of stan rogers is a wonderful collection of stories, memories, and facts on stans career and the people in his life.
These three volumes contain a wealth of information, a treasure trove of meticulously researched information about the history of rogers rangers. Metro goldwym meyer, a hollywood film company, inspired by kenneth rogers romantic novel of northwest passage, made a coloured film in 1959. Ross, 1 book talbot jennings, 1 book rogers r, 1 book ethel l. The shooting of the film was done in a corner of the idaho state.
Part of kenneth roberts novel was serialized in the saturday evening post, under the title rogers rangers 26 dec 19366 feb 1937. Perhaps it was on one of his smuggling ventures through this wilderness that rogers. Northwest passage is a 1940 technicolor film, starring spencer tracy, robert young, walter brennan, ruth hussey, and others. Instead their drab green hunting jackets and brown thighlength. Rogers rangers performed many longrange surveillance and. The dramatic focus is the events surrounding major robert rogers rangers raid on the. Thus spencer tracys major rogers, while sound as a dollar and. It was the basis for the 1940 movie northwest passage, starring spencer tracy. Northwest passage birthright book 2 kindle edition by partlow, rick. Author kenneth rogers wrote a monumental novel with remarkable attention to detail. Loescher, burt garfield, the history of rogers rangers, volume ll. Reading abenaki traditions and european records of rogersaz.
Action tv series 1958 102 minutes color major robert rogers organized rogers rangers to search for the alleged waterway across the united states during the french and indian war 17541759. Northwest passage containing the courtmartial of major robert rogers, the courtmartial of lt. The idea for this paper came to me while i was watching the northwest passage, book 1 rogers rangers, a metrogoldwynmayer picture. After going north on lake champlain to a point where the. Call it a historical pastiche of life prior to the american revolution. Jameson is the awardwinning and bestselling author of more than seventy books and over 1,500 articles and essays. Northwest passage by kenneth roberts, first edition abebooks. The title is something of a misnomer, since this film is a truncated version of the original story, and only at the end do we find that rogers and his men are about to go on a search for the northwest passage.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Stan rogers northwest passage lyrics genius lyrics. The northwest passage, however, remained the most important goal, and the search for the passage continued even though at that time such a route had no commercial value. Northwest passage book i rogers rangers 1940 february 27, 2012 7. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. Chris gudgeon is a celebrated author from victoria, british columbia. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. The corps and the revivals, april 6, 1758december 24, 1783. Northwest passage book i rogers rangers original title.
Merlin idla distribution on behalf of borealis records. Reading abenaki traditions and european records of rogers raid. Structurally, northwest passage is divided into halves. Told through the eyes of primary character langdon towne, much of the novel follows the exploits and character of robert rogers, the leader of rogers rangers, who were a colonial force fighting with the british during the french and indian war structurally, northwest passage is divided into halves. Whenever assigned one of these character parts, he would inquire of the director, with or without. When the movie project was green lighted, this was supposed to be the first of possibly several movies.