Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 175 Curwood, James Oliver 1878 1927 Curwood, James-Oliver The Valley of Silent Men: A Story of the Three River Country Produced by Robert Rowe, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Valley of Silent Men: A Story of the Three River Country" by James Oliver Curwood is a novel likely penned in the early 20th century. This narrative transports readers to the Canadian wilderness, particularly to Athabasca Landing, a hub of adventure and commerce before the encroachment of the railroad, focusing on the interplay between civilization and the wild. The story centers on James Kent, a sergeant in the Royal Northwest Mounted Police, who is faced with his impending death and a murder confession that complicates his reality and relationships. At the start of the narrative, Kent finds himself in an unusual situation as he grapples with the knowledge of his mortality following a gunshot wound. His thoughts drift between contemplation of the beauty of the wilderness surrounding him and the grim acknowledgment of his confession implicating himself in the murder of John Barkley. The opening sets the stage for Kent’s interactions with his friends, including Inspector Kedsty and Staff-Sergeant O'Connor, who express disbelief at his confession. Adding intrigue to the plot is the enigmatic presence of a young woman named Marette Radisson, who appears to have a significant connection to the unfolding events—their meeting laden with tension and questions regarding her motives. As Kent's story unfolds, themes of honor, truth, and the complexities of human relationships in the face of death are central to the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Western stories Royal North West Mounted Police (Canada) -- Fiction Mounted police -- Fiction Athabasca (Alta.) -- Fiction Athabasca River Valley (Alta.) -- Fiction Peace-Athabasca Delta (Alta.) -- Fiction PS Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Category: Adventure Category: Novels 454355 2025-08-02T12:29:55.012589 text/html 445200 2020-12-28T06:40:53 text/html 259679 2025-08-02T12:30:03.181532 application/epub+zip 267890 2025-08-02T12:29:58.371578 application/epub+zip 234376 2025-08-02T12:29:57.155565 application/epub+zip 537323 2025-08-02T12:30:06.772501 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 521076 2025-08-02T12:30:02.390588 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 376832 2022-09-03T04:00:19.410283 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424675 2025-08-02T12:29:54.131561 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 424415 2020-12-28T06:40:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20100 2025-08-02T12:30:06.903512 application/rdf+xml 23048 2025-08-02T12:29:57.663559 image/jpeg 4443 2025-08-02T12:29:57.408566 image/jpeg 158555 2020-12-28T06:40:53 application/octet-stream application/zip 156043 2020-12-28T06:40:53 application/octet-stream application/zip 255113 2025-08-02T12:29:55.048581 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia