Rogers rangers is a 1940 film directed by king vidor, based on the 1937 novel by kenneth roberts the year is 1759. Internet archive bookreader the history of rogers rangers. After going north on lake champlain to a point where the rangers had to drag their boats over a hill to a small creek to go around three french war ships, major. Northwest passage book i rogers rangers original title. Ebenezer webster of east kingston, future father of statesman daniel webster, is among the rangers portrayed in the book version of northwest passage by kenneth roberts. Chorus ah, for just one time i would take the northwest passage to find the hand of franklin reaching for the beaufort sea. 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. In february 2020, the film was shown at the 70th berlin international film festival, as part of a retrospective dedicated to king vidors career. Rogers rangers in canada american indian wars, american war. His music captured the power of the human condition and many of his songs have become part of the canadian folk repertoire. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. The history of rogers rangers by loescher, burt garfield. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing northwest passage near you. The summer tourist centres, parks, boat launches, sailboats around magog and.
Both realistic and allusive, these images are as haunting as the song. The song appears on an album of the same name released by rogers in 1981, and is considered one of the classic songs in canadian music history. John stark of manchester, rogers trusted lieutenant, became a key general in the revolution. Often employing techniques eschewed by the british. Northwest passage book irogers rangers kenneth robertss novel northwest passage chronicles the exploits of major robert rogers 17311795, who during the french and indian war raised and commanded an independent unit of lightinfantry soldiers attached to the british army known as rogers rangers.
A harvard man robert young and his colonial friend join rogers rangers in upstate new york. The northwest passage and national identity learning objectives students will identify various locations of transit routes through the northwest passage. Publication date 1946 topics rogers rangers publisher san franciscoetc. Rogers served in the british army during both the french and indian war and the american revolution. The sequel would have been an acting tourdeforce for spencer tracy as it would. Book irogers rangers, american adventure film, released in 1940, that deals with events of the french and indian war, a theme rarely explored in film. Ah, for just one time i would take the northwest passage to find the hand of franklin reaching for the beaufort sea. Merlin idla distribution on behalf of borealis records. Northwest passage recounts the adventures of rogers rangers, an 18thcentury expeditionary force charged with wiping out an indian tribe on the. Tracing one warm line through a land so wide and savage and make a northwest passage to the sea. Northwest passage by stan rogers, matt james, hardcover.
Written by pamela porter and illustrated by matt james. The rangers wore distinctive green outfits and practiced tactics called rogers rules of ranging, which the british considered unconventional. Northwest passage is the opening song off of the 1981 album of the same name. Rogers stan miscellaneous northwest passage northwest passage stan rogers cho. Listen free to stan rogers northwest passage northwest passage, the field behind the plow and more. Although hes no longer with us, his legacy continues to entertain, educate, and celebrate the canadian experience in its raw and. Northwest passage 1940 wb mgm region 2 pal edition. Mgms 1940 movie is based on the first, and in my opinion, better part of the book. Part of kenneth roberts novel was serialized in the saturday evening post, under the title rogers rangers 26 dec 19366 feb 1937. The novel inspired the 1940 film northwest passage, starring spencer tracy as major rogers. The song compares the voyages of the first european explorers in canada to rogerss own touring as a musician.
The picture is based on a novel by kenneth roberts titled northwest passage 1937. North west passage, book 1 rogers rangers mgm, 1940. The 1767 maps of robert rogers and jonathan carver. History of rogers rangers rogers rangers, the green berets of colonial america, are recognized as one of the finest fighting forces the world has ever known. Winner of the the 20 governor generals literary award for illustration. Langdon towne robert young, an aspiring artist, is kicked out of harvard law school for doing an offensive cartoon of the kings attorney, wiseman claggett. The amazing thing about northwest passage is that stan rogers is able to capture the modern experience with styles from a hundred or more years ago. Northwest passage is a 12 x 9 hardcover childrens book that is illustrated by matt james.
Rogers rangers possibly the most famous of the ranger units. The following information has been obtained from news items, production charts and the films pressbook. With spencer tracy, robert young, walter brennan, ruth hussey. Northwest passage 1940 king vidor, jack conway, spencer. Northwest passage recounts the adventures of rogers rangers, an 18thcentury expeditionary force charged with wiping out an. After going north on lake champlain to a point where the. Northwest passage full title northwest passage book i. Its notoriety being created firstly by rogers own writingshe was not ashamed to put himself in the lime light and more recently by the film northwest passage in 1940 starring spencer tracey. Northwest passage 1940 wb mgm region 2 pal edition vastly. During the french and indian war, rogers raised and commanded the famous rogers rangers, trained for raiding and close combat behind enemy lines.
Northwest passage original theatrical trailer youtube. The book structure itself uses the song, northwest passage by stan rogers and repeats the lines from the chorus throughout the book. Part of kenneth roberts novel was serialized in the saturday evening post, under the title rogers rangers 26 december 19366 february 1937. Rogers hired men solely on merit and shocked regular commanders with his use of indians and freed slaves. Call it a historical pastiche of life prior to the american revolution.
Robert rogers 7 november 1731 18 may 1795 was an american colonial frontiersman. The song compares the voyages of the first european explorers in. The following information has been obtained from news items, production charts and the films pressbook, unless otherwise. Cuneo, robert rogers of the rangers ticonderoga, n. Canada the country, people, culture, and yeah, the hockey, snow and all things canadian. An eastern western set in the 18th century dramatizes the exploits of major robert rogers tracy, whose fighters worked to create safe lands for white settlers, i. Northwest passage cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Filmed in the wild it portrays rogers rangers and their famous raid against the. Awardwinning artist matt james takes the iconic song northwest passage by legendary canadian songwriter and singer stan rogers and tells the dramatic story of the search for the elusive route through the arctic ocean to the pacific, which for hundreds of years and once again today, nations, explorers and commercial. Stan rogers 19491983 is considered by many as the greatest songwriter that canada has ever produced. Although rogers fought for the british, most of his rangers became patriots. Kenneth robertss novel, northwest passage, and the 1940 movie of the same.
Winner governor generals literary award illustration 2008. When the movie project was green lighted, this was supposed to be the first of possibly several movies. Rogers heroics in the french and indian war, including the search for the northwest passage, and his later life are depicted in the novel northwest passage 1936 by kenneth roberts. Rogers rangers and the french and indian war june 1114. Rogers rangers were an independent company within the british army during the seven years war in north. Rogers rangers are featured on a new hampshire historical marker along new hampshire route 10 in haverhill. Griffith optioned the reckoning, a novel by robert w. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any. New mexico book awards childrens picture book 2009. Northwest passage 1940yes, its the wrong war and the wrong enemy. Author kenneth rogers wrote a monumental novel with remarkable attention to detail. Stan rogers was noted for his rich, baritone voice and his finelycrafted, traditionalsounding songs which were frequently inspired by canadian history and the daily lives of working people, especially those from the fishing villages of the maritime provinces and, later, the farms. The idea for this paper came to me while i was watching the northwest passage, book 1 rogers rangers, a metrogoldwynmayer picture.
Stan rogers northwest passage lyrics genius lyrics. Westward from the davis strait tis there twas said to lie the sea route to the orient for which so many died. Awardwinning artist matt james takes the iconic song northwest passage by legendary canadian songwriter and singer stan rogers and tells the dramatic story of the search for the elusive route through the arctic ocean to the pacific, which for hundreds of years and once. The second half of the book follows major rogers further career in england and on the northwest frontier. Rogers rangers in canada american indian wars, american. Furthermore there was nothing wrong with the uniforms of the rangers in the movie though inaccurate as they may be. Northwest passage book irogers rangers at the american film institute catalog northwest passage on. Appreciate the variety of perceptions about the arctic and. But this account of major robert rogers and his rangers is one of hollywoods better adventures. Northwest passage written by stan rogers lyrics and illus. Bromemissisquois bygone marshlands reconstituted by. For example, the idiot, a sea shanty, about going west to find work in the refineries. James drew his inspiration for his book from the song northwest passage, written by canadian singer stan rogers.
They set out for fort wentworth, but when they arrive they find no soldiers and none of the supplies they expected. These greenclad frontiersmen served as the eyes and ears of the british army during the french and indian war, and played an integral role in englands conquest of new france. Stan rogers was noted for his rich, baritone voice and his finelycrafted, traditionalsounding songs which were frequently inspired by canadian history and the daily lives of working people, especially those from the fishing villages of the maritime provinces and. It was the latest in a long line of new england ranger companies dating back to the 1670s. A kirkus best book finalist for the amelia frances howardgibbon award this stunning portrayal of early efforts to explore canadas northwest passage presents rogers 1981 song in combination with glorious illustrations. Northwest passage was one of my favorites as a teen, but i hadnt give it a thought in more than twoscore. It was the basis for the 1940 movie northwest passage, starring spencer tracy. Westward from the davis strait tis there twas said to lie. Bloody and spectacular raid by rogers rangers against indians in hostile territory. When the movie project was green lighted, this was supposed to. Rogers rangers and the french and indian war wednesday, june 11 7. It turned out he was an indian aficionado, too, with the french and indian war 17541763 being one of.
Chris gudgeon is a celebrated author from victoria, british columbia. Awardwinning artist matt james takes the iconic song northwest passage by legendary canadian songwriter and singer stan rogers and tells the dramatic story of the search for the elusive route through the arctic ocean to the pacific, which for hundreds of years and once again today, nations. Northwest passage book i rogers rangers 1940 february 27, 2012 7. Northwest passage, oysterband, runrig, bruce guthro, alan. Northwest passage 1940 wb mgm region 2 pal edition vastly superior print to uk release, plays in english without subtitles. Northwest passage originally titled an unfinished conversation. The life and music of stan rogers is a wonderful collection of stories, memories, and facts on stans career and the people in his life. Tracing one warm line through a land so wild and savage and make a northwest passage to the sea. The immediate precursor and model for the unit was gorhams rangers, formed in 1744. Speculate about the types of people who crossed the northwest passage and the methods used to travel this region. The first half of the novel was adapted as the film northwest passage 1940. Screenplay by laurence stallings, talbot jennings, based on the novel by kenneth roberts.
Northwest passage is a 1940 technicolor film, starring spencer tracy, robert young, walter brennan, ruth hussey, and others. His pursuit of the legendary northwest passage will become a consuming passion, again narrated by langdon towne. It tells the story of the rogers rangers and their dangerous expedition across. Langdon towne and hunk marriner join major rogers rangers. Winner of the governor generals literary award for childrens illustration. Northwest passage 1940 king vidor, jack conway, spencer tracy, robert young, walter brennan march 24, 2019 based on the kenneth roberts novel of the same name, this film tells the story of two friends who join rogers rangers, as the legendary elite force engages the enemy during the french and indian war. According to the generals orders, my company was to consist of sixty private, at 3s.
The story of major robert rogers and his rangers is familiar to those whove read kenneth roberts fastpaced novel northwest passage or saw it brought to the silver screen in 1940, starring spencer tracy. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Based on the kenneth roberts novel of the same name, this film tells the story of two friends who join rogers rangers, as the legendary elite force engages the enemy during the french and indian war. Tracing one warm line through a land so wild and savage and make a. Northwest passage is a book about the explorers who venture into the northwest passage in canada. Northwest passage recounts the adventures of rogers rangers, an 18th. It was based on the first part of kenneth robertss 1937 novel of the same name the story follows langdon towne played by robert young, a young man recently expelled from college. It was based on the first part of kenneth robertss 1937 novel of the same name. Kenneth roberts historical novel northwest passage 1937 portrays the events of rogers rangers raid on the abenaki town of st. Langdon towne and hunk marriner join major rogers rangers as they wipe out an indian village. The picture is based on a novel by kenneth roberts titled northwest passage.
Rogers rangers began in 1755 as a company in the provincial forces of the colony of new hampshire in british north america. It turned out he was an indian aficionado, too, with the french and indian war 17541763 being one of his specialties. Bromemissisquois bygone marshlands reconstituted by hollywood in 1940. Northwest passage is an historical novel by kenneth roberts, published in 1937. The novel, northwest passage, traces the adventures of major rogers through a. Northwest passage lyrics by stan rogers illustrated by matt james yellow moon, apple moon. Buy mp3 music online stan rogers northwest passage. 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 structurally, northwest passage is divided into halves. Stanley allison stan rogers november 29, 1949 june 2, 1983 was a canadian folk musician and songwriter.
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