Northwest passage herbert stothart film score monthly. Northwest passage by roberts, kenneth lewis, 1938, doubleday, doran edition, in english northwest passage 1938 edition open library. This was supposed to be the sequel, and indeed its own title card announces it as northwest passage book i rogers rangers. Its adventures almost rivalled those of the original rangers. The story, taken from the historical novel of the same name by kenneth roberts, concerns the reallife exploits of british major robert rogers, the original founder of what would become the u. The book later served as the basis for a 1940 movie starring spencer tracy and a 195859 tv show on nbc starring buddy ebsen. It was the basis for the 1940 movie northwest passage, starring spencer tracy. Screenplay by laurence stallings, talbot jennings, based on the novel by kenneth roberts. Listen to your favorite songs from northwest passage by stan rogers now. Thus spencer tracys major rogers, while sound as a dollar and. Ah, for just one time i would take the northwest passage to find the hand of franklin reaching for the beaufort sea. The idea for this paper came to me while i was watching the northwest passage, book 1 rogers rangers, a metrogoldwynmayer picture. Northwest passage is a book about the explorers who venture into the northwest passage in canada. He was a colonial frontiersman from new hampshire who fought in the british army during the fourth french and indian war and the american revolution.
The picture is based on a novel by kenneth roberts titled northwest passage. Northwest passage book i rogers rangers 1940 main links. James drew his inspiration for his book from the song northwest passage, written by canadian singer stan rogers. History of rogers rangers rogers rangers, the green berets of colonial america, are recognized as one of the finest fighting forces the world has ever known. Part of kenneth roberts novel was serialized in the saturday evening post, under the title rogers rangers 26 december 19366 february 1937. Northwest passage, 1940 rogers rangers film showing in ti.
They set out for fort wentworth, but when they arrive they find no soldiers and none of the supplies they expected. General amherst and major rogers inspect their men clip from the 1940 movie northwest passage book i rogers rangers 126 min. Its on many of my playlists and i m giving this song 5 solid stars. After going north on lake champlain to a point where the rangers had to drag their boats over a hill to a small creek to go around three french war ships, major. Read the full synopsis of northwest passage book i rogers rangers, 1940, directed by king vidor, with spencer tracy, robert young, walter brennan, at turner classic movies. Northwest passage is the type of adventure yarn that brought out the 12yearold in me. Northwest passage recounts the adventures of rogers rangers, an 18thcentury expeditionary force charged with wiping out an indian tribe on the. Ross, 1 book talbot jennings, 1 book rogers r, 1 book ethel l. Both towne and hunk decide to join rogers rangers themselves. The plot is welldeveloped from a small portion of the book taken from a time.
Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. This classic novel follows the career of major rogers, whose incredible. Northwest passage is a 1940 technicolor film, starring spencer tracy, robert young, walter brennan, ruth hussey, and others. Northwest passage and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Rogers rangers are featured on a new hampshire historical marker along new hampshire route 10 in haverhill. Northwest passage was one of my favorites as a teen, but i hadnt give it a thought in more than twoscore. Some of her most famous films were ceiling zero, marked woman, a tale of two cities, and gone with the wind. Rogers rangers were an independent company within the british army during the seven years war in north. The life and music of stan rogers is a wonderful collection of stories, memories, and facts on stans career and the people in his life. Northwest passage book irogers rangers at the american film institute catalog northwest passage on.
Northwest passage by stan rogers 773958121720 cd barnes. Robert rogers, 8 books burt garfield loescher, 3 books roberts, kenneth lewis, 3 books mary cochrane rogers, 2 books bob bearor, 1 book harold mcgill jackson, 1 book laurence stallings, 1 book john f. Rogers stan miscellaneous northwest passage northwest passage stan rogers cho. Northwest passage, based on the novel by kenneth roberts.
We didnt record any activity between now and 1 week ago. The man is major robert rogers, central figure of kenneth roberts bestselling novel, northwest passage. The plot is welldeveloped from a small portion of the book taken from a time around the french and indian war. Northwest passage book i rogers rangers 1940 february 27, 2012 7. Buy stan rogerss album titled northwest passage to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Apr 17, 2009 nathan rogers doing northwest passage with dry bones duration. Rogers rangers movie night in ticonderoga the adirondack. In western lake and forest lands producers of northwest passage at last. Its not every day a song comes along that grabs my imagination and heart like northwest passage does. For northwest passage book i rogers rangers 1940 you can. The passage wasnt a commercially viable shipping route due to the sea ice, so only a handful of ships traversed the entire northwest passage in the decades following amundsens 1906 crossing. Both realistic and allusive, these images are as haunting as the song. Northwest passage book i rogers rangers original title.
Northwest passage book i rogers rangers 1940 movie. Stanley allison stan rogers november 29, 1949 june 2, 1983 was a canadian folk musician and songwriter. They set out for fort wentworth, but when they arrive they. Book irogers rangers, american adventure film, released in 1940, that deals with events of the french and indian war, a theme rarely explored in film. The 1940 film northwest passage subtitled book one. Stothart introduces his primary themes over the opening titles, which unfold over a map of north america the. Although, like booktomovies, some of the characters in the book have either. Listen free to stan rogers northwest passage northwest passage, the field behind the plow and more. The general amherst to whom tracy referred in his opening lines was. In the hit movie northwest passage 1940, the abenaki people became the sudden. Rogers rangers is a major work and was a resounding success in its day. Winner of the governor generals literary award for childrens illustration. Northwest passage 1940 northwest passage 1940 user.
Kenneth roberts historical novel northwest passage 1937 portrays the events of rogers rangers raid on the abenaki town of st. A kirkus best book finalist for the amelia frances howardgibbon award this stunning portrayal of early efforts to explore canadas northwest passage presents rogers 1981 song in combination with glorious illustrations. The 1940 early technicolor film is based on the 1937 bestselling historical novel by the same name, authored by kenneth roberts, from a. The second half of the book follows major rogers further career in england and on the northwest frontier. John stark of manchester, rogers trusted lieutenant, became a key general in the revolution. Although rogers fought for the british, most of his rangers became patriots.
Northwest passage is a 12 x 9 hardcover childrens book that is illustrated by matt james. Spencer tracy, robert young, walter brennan, ruth hussey, king vidor. Herr, 1 book michael solka, 1 book dennis mccallum, 1 book jabez fitch, 1 book. More than 250 years ago, robert rogers wrote 28 rangers rules for guerilla warfare that are still being used by the u. Northwest passage originally titled an unfinished conversation.
Ebenezer webster of east kingston, future father of statesman daniel webster, is among the rangers portrayed in the book version of northwest passage by kenneth roberts. Northwest passage by stan rogers on amazon music unlimited. Told through the eyes of primary character langdon towne, much of the novel follows the exploits and character of robert rogers, the leader of rogers rangers, who were a colonial force fighting with the british during the french and indian war. Northwest passage, 1940 rogers rangers film showing in ti new. Northwest passage by stan rogers, matt james, hardcover. Chris gudgeon is a celebrated author from victoria, british columbia. The dramatic focus is the events surrounding major robert rogers rangers raid. Tracing one warm line through a land so wild and savage and make a. Awardwinning artist matt james takes the iconic song northwest passage by legendary canadian songwriter and singer stan rogers and tells the dramatic story of the search for the elusive route through the arctic ocean to the pacific, which for hundreds of years and once again today, nations, explorers and commercial. The book structure itself uses the song, northwest passage by stan rogers and repeats the lines from the chorus throughout the book. Nov 18, 2015 the making of northwest passage movie duration. Based on the kenneth roberts novel of the same name, this film tells the story of two friends who join rogers rangers, as the legendary elite force engages the enemy during the french and indian war. It turned out he was an indian aficionado, too, with the french and indian war 17541763 being one of his specialties. His pursuit of the legendary northwest passage will become a consuming passion, again narrated by langdon towne.
Northwest passage is an historical novel by kenneth roberts, published in 1937. Langdon towne and hunk marriner join major rogers rangers as they wipe out an indian village. Northwest passage book irogers rangers kenneth robertss novel northwest passage chronicles the exploits of major robert rogers 17311795, who during the french and indian war raised and commanded an independent unit of lightinfantry soldiers attached to the british army known as rogers rangers. The song appears on an album of the same name released by rogers in 1981, and is considered one of the classic songs in canadian music history. The ticonderoga historical society is set to open its 2019 free movie series with a showing of the spencer tracy classic film northwest passage on april 26.
Spencer tracy, robert young, walter brennan, ruth hussey, nat pendleton, louis hector, robert barrat, lumsden hare director. It was quite welldeveloped, even though there was a great deal of latitude with the truth. Northwest passage was the second book by roberts i read and this as well as all other works in roberts chronicles of arundel series sold me on the us. Stan rogers was noted for his rich, baritone voice and his finelycrafted, traditionalsounding songs which were frequently inspired by canadian history and the daily lives of working people, especially those from the fishing villages of the maritime provinces and, later, the farms. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. At the end, rogers announces his intention to find one. Isabel jewell july 19, 1907 april 5, 1972 was an american actress most active in the 1930s and early 1940s.
The plot is wellconstructed, and i like the fact that the hero of the book, robert rogers, is painted as alltoohuman despite his heroic exploits. Other artists have covered it, but i think stan rogers is the best of all i ve heard. These greenclad frontiersmen served as the eyes and ears of the british army during the french and indian war, and played an integral role in englands conquest of new france. Robert rogers, the intrepid leader of the celebrated rogers rangers fighting. The first half of the novel was adapted as the film northwest passage 1940. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
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