Sergeant Preston of the Yukon [Quaker Cereals giveaway] #[1]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeA free 1956 Western giveaway, Sergeant Preston of the Yukon #1 presents the origin story "How He Became a Mountie," tracing young Bill Preston’s journey from a boy on the Yukon frontier to a determined constable. Written by Gaylord Du Bois and illustrated by Alberto Giolitti, the story follows his path from childhood in the wilderness to college, then to joining the Mounties after his father’s murder—culminating in his first assignment with Corporal Ryan. The cover, also by Giolitti, captures the rugged spirit of the North.
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Six years before the gold strike, six-year old American-born Bill Preston and his parents steam upriver to the Yukon where his father sets out to make a living as a trapper. At seventeen, Bill goes to college in America, but at graduation a telegram informs him his father was murdered and the killer got away. He joins the Mounties believing he will one day corner the killer. After he passes the training and becomes a constable, the Inspector partners him with Corporal Ryan. He proves his worth apprehending a thief. Ryan says he will tell the Inspector that Preston needs no nursemaid.
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