Publisher's Synopsis
""The Arkansas Bear: A Tale of Fanciful Adventure"" is a novel written by Albert Bigelow Paine. The story follows the adventures of a young boy named Davy who lives in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. One day, Davy discovers a bear cub in the woods and decides to raise it as his own. As the bear grows, Davy and his friends embark on a series of wild and fantastical adventures, including a run-in with a band of moonshiners and a daring rescue mission. Along the way, they learn valuable lessons about courage, friendship, and the importance of standing up for what is right. With its charming characters and whimsical storytelling, ""The Arkansas Bear"" is a delightful read for children and adults alike.1898. Paine wrote fiction, humor, verse and edited several magazines, but his outstanding work was a three-volume biography of Mark Twain, with whom he lived and traveled for four years. Contents: The Meeting of Bosephus and Horatio; The First Performance; Horatio and the Dogs; The Dance of the Forest People; Good-Bye to Arkansaw; An Exciting Race; Horatio�������s Moonlight Adventure; Sweet and Sour; In Jail at Last; An Afternoon�������s Fishing; The Road Home; and The Bear Colony at Last. The Parting of Bosephus and Horatio. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.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.
