Publisher's Synopsis
In The High Hills is a novel written by Maxwell Struthers Burt and originally published in 1914. The story follows the adventures of a young man named David Carrigan, who leaves his home in New York City to seek adventure in the western wilderness. He finds work as a lumberjack in the forests of Montana and quickly becomes enamored with the rugged, beautiful landscape.As David settles into his new life, he becomes friends with a group of fellow lumberjacks and falls in love with a local girl named Marie. However, his idyllic existence is threatened when a wealthy lumber baron, named Jules Rondeau, arrives in town and begins to use ruthless tactics to take over the local timber industry.David and his friends find themselves caught in the middle of a dangerous conflict between Rondeau and the other lumber companies in the area. As tensions escalate, David must decide where his loyalties lie and how far he is willing to go to protect the people and the landscape he has come to love.In The High Hills is a classic tale of adventure, romance, and the struggle between greed and conservation. Burt's vivid descriptions of the Montana wilderness and its inhabitants make the book a timeless and engaging read for anyone who loves the great outdoors.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.
