Bøger af Gustave Aimard

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" Descendu à terre pour chasser aux environs de la baie de Barbara, près le cap Horn, j'avais été surpris avec deux de mes compagnons, enlevé, fait prisonnier par les Patagons, et j'avais eu la douleur d'assister, du haut d'une falaise assez élevée, au départ du baleinier à bord duquel je m'étais embarqué, au Havre, en qualité de harponneur, et qui, après des recherches infructueuses pour nous retrouver, s'était enfin décidé à remettre à la voile et à fuir au plus vite ces plages inhospitalières où il était contraint d'abandonner trois hommes de son équipage..."

The present volume of GUSTAVE AIMARD's works is a continuation of the "Indian Chief," and conclusion of the series comprising that work, the "Gold Seekers," and the "Tiger Slayer." At the present moment, when we are engaged in a war with Mexico, I feel assured that the extraordinary and startling descriptions given in this volume of the social condition and mode of life in the capital of that country will be read with universal gratification; for I can assert confidently that; no previous writer has ever produced such a graphic and truthful account of a city with which the illustrated papers will soon make us thoroughly acquainted.

The traveller who for the first time lands in the southern provinces of America involuntarily feels an undefinable sadness. In fact, the history of the New World is nothing but a lamentable martyrology, in which fanaticism and cupidity continually go hand in hand. The search for gold was the origin of the discovery of the New World; that gold once found, America became for its conquerors merely a storehouse, whither greedy adventurers came, a poniard in one hand and a crucifix in the other, to gather an ample harvest of the so ardently coveted metal, after which they returned to their own countries to make a display of their riches, and provoke fresh emigrations, by the boundless luxury they indulged in.

We stand on Mexican soil. We are on the seaward skirt of its westernmost State of Sonora, in the wild lands almost washed by the Californian Gulf, which will be the formidable last ditch of the unconquerable red men flying before the Star of the Empire. Before us, the immensity of land; behind us, that of the Pacific Ocean.

While Doña Rosario effected her escape by the assistance of Curumilla, as recorded in the "Adventurers," Don Tadeo was not long in regaining his senses. On opening his eyes he cast a bewildered look around him, but as soon as memory threw light into his brain, he let his head sink into his hands, and gave a free vent to his grief.

Une fois n'est pas coutume, ce roman de notre chroniqueur de l'Ouest préféré, se situe dans les Antilles française, et plus précisément en Guadeloupe. Même si nous retrouvons les recettes qui ont fait son succès, l'aventure, le pittoresque et l'exotisme, les scènes de combats, cette histoire a un cadre historique réel et dramatique: le rétablissement par Bonaparte de l'esclavage, et les révoltes d'esclaves qui tentèrent de résister. Ce récit fourmille également d'informations historiques et topographiques fort intéressantes.

During my last sojourn in America, chance, or rather my good star, led me to form an acquaintance with one of those hunters, or wood rangers, the type of whom has been immortalized by Cooper, in his poetical personage, Leather-Stockings. The strange circumstance by which we were brought together was as follows. Towards the end of July, 1855, I had left Galveston, terrified at the fevers prevalent there, which are so fatal to Europeans, with the intention of visiting the north-west portion of Texas, a country I was then unacquainted with.

"Les Forestiers du Michigan" est un roman d'aventures écrit par Gustave Aimard, un écrivain français du XIXe siècle spécialisé dans les récits d'aventures et les romans de l'Ouest américain. Publié pour la première fois en 1861, le roman transporte les lecteurs dans les vastes étendues sauvages du Michigan.L'intrigue suit les exploits de héros intrépides qui sont engagés dans la vie des forestiers du Michigan, des hommes courageux qui travaillent dans les forêts denses de la région. Ces forestiers doivent faire face à de nombreux défis, tels que la lutte contre les dangers de la nature, les rencontres avec les autochtones et les conflits avec d'autres colons.Gustave Aimard excelle à dépeindre les paysages sauvages et à créer des personnages vivants qui luttent pour leur survie dans un environnement hostile. Le roman offre une plongée captivante dans la vie quotidienne des forestiers, tout en explorant des thèmes tels que l'amitié, la loyauté et la confrontation avec l'inconnu."Les Forestiers du Michigan" s'inscrit dans la lignée des ¿uvres de Gustave Aimard qui transportent les lecteurs dans des mondes exotiques et périlleux, offrant une évasion palpitante dans des environnements frontières empreints de mystère et d'aventure.

À cinq ou six lieues, un peu plus ou un peu moins peut-être, de la ville de Tolède, l¿antique capitale des rois goths, puis des rois maures, après le démembrement du califat de Cordoue, et qui, après avoir eu deux cent mille habitants, en compte à peine vingt-cinq mille aujourd¿hui, tant la dépopulation marche vite dans cette malheureuse Espagne ; à cinq ou six lieues environ, dis-je, de cette ville célèbre, dans les montagnes, au fond d¿une vallée verdoyante et presque ignorée, s¿élevait à l¿époque où commence cette histoire, c¿est-à-dire vers 1628, une humble chaumière construite en rondins, couverte tant bien que mal en chaume, appuyée contre un rocher énorme qui la défendait du vent du nord, et entourée sur les trois autres faces par un enclos, bien entretenu et fermé d¿une haie vive de bois épineux. La vallée à l¿une des extrémités de laquelle s¿élevait cette chaumière était peu étendue ; elle avait une lieue de tour à peine, et était coupée en deux parties presque égales par une rivière qui, torrent au sommet des montagnes, tombait de cascade en cascade dans la vallée, et arrivée là fuyait silencieusement sous les glaïeuls, avec ce murmure presque insaisissable de l¿eau sur les cailloux qui a le privilège de tant charmer les esprits rêveurs.

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In the year 1783, Western New York-or at least what was then deemed Western New York-was an almost unbroken wilderness, scarcely known to the inhabitants of the eastern and south-eastern portions of the State; although the greater part of that large tract of territory then known as Tryon County, was especially an unexplored country. It is true that occasionally some adventurous pioneer had penetrated the wilderness, and endeavored to form for himself and family a home, where, if he could not enjoy the luxuries and comforts to be found in more populous sections, he could at least be freed from many of the evils incident to the growing settlements and cities. Some there were, who had not these inducements, but, moved by a spirit of hardy enterprise, and with a love for the excitements and dangers of a pioneer life, penetrated the wilderness alone, with no companion but the rifle-a sure and steadfast friend amidst the dangers which were certain to beset him.

America is the land of prodigies! Everything there assumes gigantic proportions, which startle the imagination and confound the reason. Mountains, rivers, lakes and streams, all are carved on a sublime pattern. There is a river of North America-not like the Danube, Rhine, or Rhone, whose banks are covered with towns, plantations, and time-worn castles: whose sources and tributaries are magnificent streams, the waters of which, confined in a narrow bed, rush onwards as if impatient to lose themselves in the ocean-but deep and silent, wide as an arm of the sea, calm and severe in its grandeur, it pours majestically onwards, its waters augmented by innumerable streams, and lazily bathes the banks of a thousand isles, which it has formed of its own sediment.

It was towards the end of May, 1855, in one of the least visited parts of the immense prairies of the Far West, and at a short distance from the Rio Colorado del Norte, which the Indian tribes of those districts call, in their language so full of imagery, "The endless river with the golden waves." The night was profoundly dark. The moon, which had proceeded two-thirds of its course, displayed between the lofty branches of the trees her pallid face; and the scanty rays of vacillating light scarce brought out the outlines of the abrupt and stern scenery. There was not a breath in the air, not a star in the sky. A silence of death brooded over the desert-a silence only interrupted, at long intervals, by the sharp barking of the coyotes in search of prey, or the savage miaulings of the panthers and jaguars at the watering place.

Although the Seine, from Chanceaux, its fountainhead, to Havre, where it falls into the sea, is not more than four hundred miles in length, still, in spite of this comparatively limited course, this river is one of the most important in the world; for, from the days of Cæsar up to the present, it has seen all the great social questions which have agitated modern times decided on its banks. Tourists, artists, and travellers, who go a long distance in search of scenery, could not find anything more picturesque or more capriciously diversified than the winding banks of this river, which is skirted by commercial towns and pretty villages, coquettishly arranged on the sides of verdant valleys, or half disappearing in the midst of dense clumps of trees.

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The Indian Scout: A Story Of The Aster City is a novel written by Gustave Aimard. The book is set in the American West during the 19th century and tells the story of a young man named Paul Preston who is sent to Aster City to investigate the disappearance of his father. Along the way, he meets a Native American named Black Elk who becomes his guide and mentor.As Paul delves deeper into the mystery surrounding his father's disappearance, he discovers a plot by a group of outlaws to steal a valuable gold mine. With the help of Black Elk and a group of local lawmen, Paul sets out to stop the outlaws and save the mine.The Indian Scout is a thrilling adventure story that explores themes of loyalty, bravery, and justice. Aimard's vivid descriptions of the American West and its inhabitants bring the story to life, and the fast-paced plot will keep readers on the edge of their seats. Overall, The Indian Scout is a must-read for fans of western literature and anyone who enjoys a good adventure story.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Sympathy is a feeling admitting neither analyzation nor discussion. It masters us, whether we will or no. Persons we meet unconsciously attract or repel us at first sight. And why? It is a question impossible to answer, but the fact is indubitable. An irresistible magnetic influence draws us towards people whom, if we listened to the promptings of self-interest, we ought to shun; while, on the other hand, the same influence compels us to avoid others, in whom this very interest should induce us to confide.

No country in the world offers to the delighted traveller more charming landscapes than Mexico; among them all, that of Las Cumbres or the peak, is, without fear of contradiction, one of the most striking and most agreeably diversified. Las Cumbres form a succession of defiles in the mountains, through which winds, with infinite meanderings, the road that runs to Puebla de los Ángeles (the town of the Angels), so called, because the angels, according to tradition, built the cathedral there. The road to which we allude, made by the Spaniards, runs along the side of the mountains with curves of extraordinary boldness, and is bordered on either side by an unbroken line of abrupt peaks, bathed in a bluish vapour at each turn of this road, which is, as it were, suspended over precipices clad with a luxurious vegetation. The scene changes, and grows more and more picturesque.

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The story begins on May 5, 1805, in one of the wildest and most abrupt portions of New Spain, which now forms the State of Coahuila, belonging to the Mexican Confederation. If the reader will have the kindness to take a glance at a numerous cavalcade, which is debouching from a canyon and scaling at a gallop the scarped side of a rather lofty hill, on the top of which stands an aldea, or village of Indios mansos, he will at the same time form the acquaintance of several of our principal characters, and the country in which the events recorded in this narrative occurred.

America, a land not yet thoroughly explored, and whose immense savannahs and gloomy virgin forests conceal so many mysterious secrets and unknown dramas, sees at this moment all eyes fixed upon her, for everyone is eager to know the strange customs of the semi-civilized Indians and the semi-savage Europeans who people the vast solitudes of that continent; for in the age of transformation in which we live, they alone have remained stationary, contending inch by inch against the civilization which invades and drives them back on all sides, and guarding with a religious obstinacy the faith, manners, and customs of their fathers-curious manners, full of interest, which require to be studied carefully and closely to be understood.

Nous retrouvons les personnages des Pirates des Prairies, épisode qui précède le présent roman. Le père Séraphin, rencontre la mère de Valentin en France et lui propose de l'accompagner pour aller retrouver son fils en Amérique. Pendant ce temps le Blood's Son retrouve la Gazelle blanche et apprend que celle-ci est sa nièce. Ils décident de se lancer à la poursuite du Squatter ensemble. De son coté Valentin Guillois, avec l'aide des guerriers et de leur chef Unicorne, se lance également à la poursuite du Squatter. De nouvelles aventures pleines de rebondissements, vous attendent...

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Die Vaudoux: Roman, Volume 1 Gustave Aimard Tendler, 1868 History; Caribbean & West Indies; General; History / Caribbean & West Indies / General; Religion / Ethnic & Tribal

""Zeno Cabral"" ist ein Roman des franz������sischen Schriftstellers Gustave Aimard aus dem Jahr 1864. Die Geschichte handelt von einem jungen Mann namens Zeno Cabral, der in Mexiko lebt und sich in eine junge Frau namens Rosaria verliebt. Als ihr Vater, ein reicher Rancher, sich weigert, Zeno zu erlauben, Rosaria zu heiraten, entscheidet sich Zeno, auf eigene Faust zu handeln. Er schlie�����t sich einer Gruppe von Banditen an und plant, Rosaria zu entf�����hren. Doch als er sie schlie�����lich in seine Gewalt bringt, muss er erkennen, dass er nicht der einzige ist, der ein Auge auf sie geworfen hat. Bald findet er sich inmitten eines gef�����hrlichen Machtkampfs zwischen rivalisierenden Banden und muss um sein Leben k�����mpfen. ""Zeno Cabral"" ist ein packender Abenteuerroman voller Action, Romantik und Intrigen, der den Leser in eine exotische Welt voller Gefahren und Geheimnisse entf�����hrt.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.