Category Archives: Book*Reviews

Book reviews of classic and modern animal stories and nature books.

UNTIL THE LAST DOG: Champion Dog Sled Racer Robert Downey Memoir – Book Review

Posted on November 9, 2024 by Brian Alan Burhoe

UNTIL THE LAST DOG, A Memoir by Robert Downey. A Book Review and story of a champion dog musher… UNTIL THE LAST DOG: One Man’s Lifelong Journey to Alaska with His Dogs by Robert Downey. A Memoir. A Book Review. … Continue reading →

Too Old for Fairy Tales? Goldilocks, Red Riding Hood & Brothers Grimm

Posted on October 21, 2024 by Brian Alan Burhoe

Fairy Tales, Goldilocks, Red Riding Hood and the Brothers Grimm. The Psychology of Fairy Tales. Too Old for Fairy Tales? Goldilocks, Red Riding Hood & Brothers Grimm. The Psychology of Fairy Tales. This year saw the release of Too Old … Continue reading →

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WAY OF THE NORTH by James B Hendryx – Prospector & Western Writer

Posted on October 7, 2024 by Brian Alan Burhoe

Introducing James B Hendryx. My James B Hendryx Tribute. WAY OF THE NORTH by James B Hendryx – Prospector of the Fabulous Klondike Gold Rush of ’98 & Popular Western Writer. Book Review. In the Introduction to the March 10th, … Continue reading →

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NIGHTHAWK OF THE NORTHWEST Samuel Alexander White Mounties Book Review

Posted on June 1, 2024 by Brian Alan Burhoe

NIGHTHAWK OF THE NORTHWEST – A Mounties Book Review NIGHTHAWK OF THE NORTHWEST by Samuel Alexander White – Canadian Mounties Book Review “Run off,” breathed Nash aloud. “By thunder, they’ve run off my thousand-dollar horse!” The spreading camp-fire … Continue reading →

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NORTHWOODS Stories of Frederick Nebel Book Review – Mountie Pulp Fiction

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Brian Alan Burhoe

Northern Stories of Frederick Nebel. Defiance Valley: The Complete NORTHWOODS Stories of Frederick Nebel Volume 1 The Northwestern Genre was created in 1903 by one man and one novel: Jack London’s THE CALL OF THE WILD. And faded in 1953 … Continue reading →

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VALLEY OF VOICES North Woods Novel by George Marsh – Book Review – Wendigo

Posted on April 4, 2024 by Brian Alan Burhoe

Classic North Woods Novel by George Marsh. A Centennial Celebration. I’m celebrating the Centennial of George Marsh’s North Woods classic novel THE VALLEY OF VOICES! Released a hundred years ago in 1924, this was George’s third book. And it … Continue reading →

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SLED TRAILS AND WHITE WATERS by George Marsh – Book Review – Wolf Dogs

Posted on December 13, 2023 by Brian Alan Burhoe

Take off to the Great White North! Read George Marsh’s SLED TRAILS AND WHITE WATERS. SLED TRAILS AND WHITE WATERS by George Marsh – Book Review American writer George Tracy Marsh is remembered most today for his adventure … Continue reading →

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WHAT STARTED THE WILDFIRES? Wildfire, Imperiled Forests & Time

Posted on July 15, 2023 by Brian Alan Burhoe

What Started the Wildfires? WHAT STARTED THE WILDFIRES? Wildfire, Imperiled Forests & Time. “At least we don’t have to worry about forest fires any more,” I said. It was early December, 2021. And we were moving into our … Continue reading →

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TALES OF THE MOUNTED by William Brockie – Book Review Mounties RCMP

Posted on July 1, 2023 by Brian Alan Burhoe

Book Review Mounties… TALES OF THE MOUNTED by William Brockie. Book Review Mounties RCMP “I felt the bullet smash its way into the body of my horse a split second before the vicious, whip-like snap of a shot stung my … Continue reading →

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I WAS THAT MASKED MAN Clayton Moore – Lone Ranger – Book Review

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Brian Alan Burhoe

I WAS THAT MASKED MAN by Clayton Moore – Lone Ranger… I WAS THAT MASKED MAN by Clayton Moore – Lone Ranger – Book Review from Brian Alan Burhoe. I’m an Early Boomer, so I grew up on Westerns. … Continue reading →