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Plot Summary of A River of Seasons
"   In Northern Minnesota's Bigfork River Valley, back in the days of the big timber camps, a man by the name of Wil
Morgan and his wife raise a pair of orphaned kids, bringing them to adulthood. Wil tells of his life on the Bigfork and his time working in the timber camps. He was a hunter and a trapper, and as a long-time resident had many tales to tell.
   The children's family was lost when a Canadian jack named Scooter Sherman, a man with no reverence for life, burned down their cabin in the middle of the night. He kills the parents and a small baby just to get revenge for his losses at a poker game.
   The book tells of the successes and failures of good, hardworking people and the trail to bring a bad man to justice.


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Ron Shepherd, Resident Scholar




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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 19th century
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Crime & Police story Yes
Story of - catching a killer
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Parents/lack of parents problem? - orphan story

Main Character
Gender - Male
Age: - 60's-90's
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 6 ()
United States Yes
Forest? Yes
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - farm

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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