H A Cody: 27 books

A classic western taking place in the northern parts of Canada and Alaska.

Young clergyman Douglas Staunton has grown disillusioned with his big-city parishioners and finds himself grappling with doubt. Unsure what else to do, he abandons his position and seeks work as a farm laborer under an assumed name. Will the fresh air and freedom be enough to restore his faith?

"Crazy" David Findley is down on his luck, to say the least. Branded a pauper and unable to pay his debts, he is auctioned off as an indentured servant for the paltry sum of $100. But just when it looks like things can't get any worse, a mysterious stroke of good fortune changes his prospects.

Abner is a man who settles in a town in the West, and speak his mind, clearly and honestly under all cirmcumstances.  This, or course, makes him very unpopular around rusterls and thieves.

Written with younger audiences in mind, this engaging tale follows the life of Rodney, a boy who was abandoned as a toddler and raised by the kindly Parson Dan and his wife. But before long, Rod encounters problems with other members of the community who aren't quite as welcoming.

Set against the dramatic backdrop of the Canadian Yukon, The Chief of the Ranges encompasses both romance and pulse-pounding battlefield action. The tale centers on Owindia, a young woman who idolizes her father, a powerful chief, but feels the absence of love in her life. Is her happily-ever-after just around the corner?

When America decided to fight for its independence from England, a small but vociferous minority remained steadfastly loyal to the crown, and many of them eventually emigrated to the wilds of Canada. This exciting tale follows one such loyalist as he makes his way in a remote community in New Brunswick.

THE LURE OF FALLING WATER It was evening and a late April wind was whipping down the valley. It swayed the tops of the tall pine and spruce trees as they shouldered up from the swift brook below. It tossed into driving spray the water of Break Neck Falls where it leaped one hundred feet below with a...

Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer Norman Grey has been given a tough assignment -- he has to scour the remote countryside looking for clues in the disappearance of a young boy who is believed to have been kidnapped by a tribe of indigenous people. Will Grey be able to pick up the trail in time, or is his mission a fool's errand?

"Put me down fer a thousand." These words drawled slowly forth produced an immediate effect, and caused fifty people to straighten suddenly up and look enquiringly around. The reporter of The Live Wire gave one lightning glance toward the speaker, and then began to write rapidly upon his...

Literary Thoughts edition presents The Touch of Abner by Hiram Alfred "H.A." Cody ------ "The Touch of Abner" is a novel written in 1919 by Canadian clergyman and novelist Hiram Alfred "H. A." Cody (1872-1948) and tells the story from the dramatic moment when Abner subscribes...

Over the last two decades, there has been increased interest in the distribution of crime and other antisocial behavior at lower levels of geography. The focus on micro geography and its contribution to the understanding and prevention of crime has been called the 'criminology of place'. It pushes...