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- PublisherRand McNally
- Publication date1980
- ISBN 10 0590453149
- ISBN 13 9780590453141
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages223
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Brighty of the Grand Canyon
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ISBN 13: 9780590453141
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Book Description Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages. Seller Inventory # M00590453149-V
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Brighty of the Grand Canyon
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Book Description soft cover, new book, 223 pages, 5 1/4 x 7 5/8 inches, new book, no dust jacket, juvenile fiction, Seller Inventory # B 3319
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. A tight and unmarked copy-" Brighty of the Grand Canyon is a children?s novel from 1953, written by Marguerite Henry. Now viewed as a classic of American children?s literature, it tells the adventures of a little donkey (or as the Spanish say, burro) who blazed trails through the Grand Canyon, had many adventures and met many famous people in the process. It is loosely based on a real life donkey, who was first seen around 1890. The novel begins as Brighty, a wild donkey, made friends with a prospector, ?Old Timer?, who was searching for copper in the Grand Canyon. The grizzled old man named him, ?Bright Angel? after a creek that flowed into the Grand Canyon from near his summer dwelling on the North Rim. The two of them had a special bond, but Brighty remained a free spirit, roaming the high cliffs of the Grand Canyon. The prospector was a honest old soul, and freely told others where he thought he had located a seam of valuable copper ore, and early in the novel he was murdered by Jake Irons, a ruthless claim-jumper. We read of all the adventures Brighty went through over the years. He touched the hearts of all who knew him, and made other friends with mapmakers, prospectors, naturalists, game hunters, and had another special relationship with ?Uncle Jim?, a man who was trying to track down the murderer of his old friend. Brighty also made enemies of those who wanted to catch him and put him to work. More than once when he was captured, he was beaten with sticks, and once he was put into a cage and almost hanged, when the captor (whom he knew from before) tried to force him across the canyon. Another time Brighty barely escaped with his life, was in a fight with a mountain lion. Brighty gladly helped those with whom he felt a loyal bond, and spent some summers carrying water from a spring below the rim, for the tourists coming to the Canyon. He was gentle and popular with children, even allowing children to ride on his back sometimes. He never allowed adults to do this however, and would kick, bray, and run off into the distance. Brighty was a wily donkey. He also became the leader of a herd of wild donkeys, fighting for his position as their natural chief, until he was finally supplanted by a younger and fitter donkey. Brighty?s trails across the Grand Canyon eventually were the base for the suspension bridge, over the Colorado River at the base of the canyon. He watched the rock being carved out and assisted with the construction and building of the bridge. Brighty was the first to cross the suspension bridge, alongside ?Uncle Jim? Owen. At the opening ceremony, he was honoured by President Theodore Roosevelt, who admired Brighty very much."-Jean. Seller Inventory # 023848
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Book Description Trade Paper. Condition: Good. 21 Book Class Lot of Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry. Books are in Good condition. Historic Oklahoma Bookstore on Route 66. Packages shipped daily, Mon-Fri. Seller Inventory # mon0000724423
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