They set out for fort wentworth, but when they arrive they find no soldiers and none of the supplies they expected. Rogers served in the british army during both the french and indian war and the american revolution. Northwest passage book 1 rogers rangers charlie 20110205 this is a great movie based on an historical novel of an exciting true life event of the french and indian war. Northwest passage is a 1940 technicolor film, starring spencer tracy, robert young, walter brennan, ruth hussey, and others. The picture is based on a novel by kenneth roberts titled northwest passage 1937. Northwest passage book irogers rangers is the 1940 adventure score by herbert stothart, mgm s premier composer in the 1930s and 40s, presented in nearly complete form from the monaural optical film masters, with a few otherwise lost cues added from the films musicandeffects track.
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. Herbert stothart, cyril mockridge, harry sukman, david. During the french and indian war, rogers raised and commanded the famous rogers rangers, trained for raiding and close combat behind enemy lines. The picture he paints of her in a book is hilarious. Northwest passage novel northwest passage is an historical novel by kenneth roberts, published in 1937. The second half of the book follows major rogers further career in england and on the northwest frontier. Robert young is the posh artist who will go off to london with ruth hussey. Robert rogers 7 november 1731 18 may 1795 was an american colonial frontiersman. Probably his biggest seller was northwest passage a fictionalization of the exploits of rogers rangers during the french and indian war.
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