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$500
James Oliver Curwood Book Ends
Price:
$500
Location:
Owosso, MI
Description:
Very Rare, James Oliver Curwood Book Ends.James Oliver Curwood was born in Owosso in 1878. He built this replica of Norman chateau along the banks of the Shiawassee River near his home in Owosso in 1922 and 1923. The exterior is made of yellow stucco containing fieldstones he chose himself. The roof is slate with copper trim and the structure does not contain any eating or sleeping areas. He used the great room to entertain guests, including movie producers, and the largest turret as his writing studio.A hunter in his early years, he later became a zealous conservationist, appointed to the Michigan Conservation Commission in 1926. A year later he died. He stated in his will that the Castle was to be given to the City of Owosso. It has served in various capacities over the years and is now a museum operated by the city. The Castle is open to the public Tuesday - Sunday from 1 - 5.According to Helen Harrelson:He was a press agent and propagandist for Canadas Department of Immigration for three years around 1908, and he did it for very low pay.One time he got into trouble because in one novel he had portrayed a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman as not being an honest, upstanding man. There is no writing about the Royal Canadian Mounted Police after 1922. They are quoted as saying, Our records contain no information whatsoever about James Oliver Curwood.From 1908 to 1926 Curwood spent at least nine months each year in the woods. He built fifteen log cabins. His personal popularity abroad was never matched in Owosso during his lifetime.He died August 13, 1927 of blood poisoning. Ethel, his wife, moved to California.Jimmie Jr. was killed in a plane crash at Owosso Airport in May 1930. He had married Helen Wood of White Sulphur Springs. She lived with Ethel for a short time in Owosso.James Sr.'s daughter Carlotta died July 23, 1990http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Curwood-Collection-Illustrated-ebook/dp/B002CML04Y/ref=sr_1_3?s=books=UTF8=136239XXXX=1-3=James+Oliver+Curwood
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