Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Two films directly pitted the united states against great britain. Specimen weapons exhibiting a barrel sleeve include the german schmeisser maschinenpistole mp18 1, british sten, french mat49, swedish carl gustav m45b, red chinese type 50 smg, north vietnamese k50 smg, and others. Spencer tracy as major robert rogers with his rangers in. United states history french and indian war, 17541763 fiction. Tracy plays truelife explorer major robert rogers, the leader of the celebrated rogers rangers fighting force that took on one of the most challenging expeditions in military history. By now rogers had grown obsessed with finding the northwest passage, the. Northwest passage book i rogers rangers awards and nominations. Jun 18, 2015 northwest passage book i rogers rangers.
Rogers rangers is a major work and was a resounding success in its day. Robert rogers, 8 books burt garfield loescher, 3 books roberts, kenneth lewis, 3 books mary cochrane rogers, 2 books bob bearor, 1 book harold mcgill jackson, 1 book bradford smith, 1 book laurence stallings, 1 book jennifer quasha, 1 book john f. All rangers are to be subject to the rules and articles of war. Northwest burma, to myitkyina and the irrawaddy river. True story of rogers rangers and their fight to open up new frontiers for colonial america. Hear classic music from northwest passage book i rogers rangers, 1940, directed by king vidor, with spencer tracy, robert young, walter brennan, at tcm. His research into the foods, weapons, country and historical events he writes about is unparalleled, and. The picture is based on a novel by kenneth roberts titled northwest passage. Apr 10, 2012 the jackets and scots bonnets were the rangers only standard items of uniform.
The full title of the movie is northwest passage book i rogers rangers. This is simply one of the finest historical novels out there. With spencer tracy, robert young, walter brennan, ruth hussey. He went on to star in two additional tv series, tycoon 1964 and the guns of. The rangers standard arms were brown bess muskets, but many carried nonissue weapons, including german jaeger rifles. Two respected veteran rangers, samuel boyd and henry dawson, were convicted of stealing rum from the fort. Northwest passage was a story of major robert rogers tracy. Rangers, which made a lasting impression on the europeantrained officer. Then unfortunately the book rushes to an anticlimax and ends,virtually missing out the. Northwest passage book rogers rangers north west, book 1, jon snow.
The first half of the novel was adapted as the film northwest passage 1940. This is a great movie based on an historical novel of an exciting true life event of the french and indian. Northwest passage book i rogers 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. In western lake and forest lands producers of northwest passage at last found a. Northwest passage recounts the adventures of rogers rangers, an 18thcentury expeditionary force charged with wiping out an indian tribe on the. He must know his rangers and how to employ the patrols weapons. During the french and indian war, rogers raised and commanded the famous rogers rangers, trained for raiding and close combat behind enemy lines. His research into the foods, weapons, country and historical events he writes about. This also included brutal forms of corporal punishment that were rare among provincials. Well over a hundred years before confederation, rangers were already leading the way. Northwest passage book by kenneth roberts thriftbooks. Book 1, rogers rangers mgm, 1940 protowestern a bit of a plodder mgm rather missed the boat or the stagecoach anyway in 1939 when the bigbudget adult western suddenly became fashionable again at the end of the 1930s and the other major studios released apictures in the genre. Rogers rangers are featured on a new hampshire historical marker along new hampshire route 10 in haverhill.
Kenneth roberts historical novel northwest passage 1937 portrays the events of rogers rangers raid on the abenaki town of st. The reader is well into the book before the northwest passage theme, a project close to rogers heart for taking an overland expedition ofhis trusted rangers by. Rogers rangers, while twentieth century fox explored the founding of canada in hudsons bay 1940. After the grimy streets of london,we are guided through the wilderness and the majestic great lakes and the prairies all the way west to the shining mountains. See more ideas about ranger, rogers, seven years war. Many rangers cut a dash in indianstyle leggings, tied at the knee with straps. See more ideas about seven years war, ranger, revolutionary war. Army was interested in the tactics of the british commando units. As langdon gradually draws strength, wisdom, and experience from adversity, major rogers slowly crumbles before hardship. The film is also a hard lesson to filmmakers about the risks of designing a multipart movie. His pursuit of the legendary northwest passage will become a consuming passion, again narrated by langdon towne. Northwest passage book i rogers rangers at the american film institute. 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. The value of these rules was proven by rogers and later by lt.
One of the earlier series telecast in color, northwest passage aired new. Spencer tracy as major robert rogers with his rangers in northwest passage book one rogers rangers 1940 director king vidor novel kenneth roberts metro goldwyn mayer wp7738 from alamys library of millions of. The picture is based on a novel by kenneth roberts titled northwest passage 1937. An american ranger commander leads an expedition against an indian town and dreams. Judging from the obvious expense on screen, id say that mgm pulled the plug on any continuation.
Army rangers, and the 1st battalion 119th field artillery all claim rogers as their founder, and rogers standing orders are still quoted on the first page of the u. Published for the edification and amusement of book collectors. The queens york rangers of the canadian army, the u. Northwest passage book i rogers rangers is the 1940 adventure score by herbert stothart, mgms 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. Colonel william darby when he issued these rules verbatim to the first united states ranger battalion in world war ii. After reuniting with rogers they return to america in search of the fabled northwest passage. The 1940 film northwest passage subtitled book one. Northwest passage book i rogers rangers is a movie starring spencer tracy, robert young, and walter brennan. Rogers served in the british army during both the french and indian war and the american revolution. New zealand english title northwest passage book i rogers rangers panama.
Northwest passage book i rogers rangers from 1940 is a grandly adventuresome score by herbert stothart, mgms 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 this novel centers around 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. Rogers assembled 200 rangers, then struck deep into enemy territory, surprised the abenaki, killed many of them and destroyed their village. The show derived its title and the main characters rogers, towne, and marriner from the 1937 novel of. This is why the film northwest passage was subtitled book one. The show is actually titled northwest passage, book 1 rogers rangers, with the idea that a book two would continue the story. Later that same year, rogers served with james wolfe at quebec and in the following year with jeffrey amherst at montreal.
The second half of the book follows major rogers further career in england and on the northwest frontier. His research into the foods, weapons, country and historical events. In february 2020, the film was shown at the 70th berlin international film festival, as part of a retrospective dedicated to king vidors career. Northwest passage, american adventure film, released in 1940, that deals with events. Ross, 1 book talbot jennings, 1 book rogers r, 1 book ethel l.
Sep 30, 2014 action tv series 1958 102 minutes color major robert rogers organized rogers rangers to search for the alleged waterway across the united states during the french and indian war 17541759. Rogers himself wears a cutdown tricorn decorated with indian beadwork. Northwest passage 1940 turner classic movies tcm main navigation. 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.
Profile for robert rogers from northwest passage page 1. They set out for fort wentworth, but when they arrive they find no soldiers and none of the supplies they expected. Cast and crew credits for northwest passage book i rogers rangers, 1940, directed by king vidor, with spencer tracy, robert young, walter brennan, at turner classic movies. Francis raid our fictional protagonist joins rogers rangers on the eve of their raid on st. John stark of manchester, rogers trusted lieutenant, became a key general in the revolution. Book i of this novel appeared serially under the title of rogers rangers. And tracy admits that the characterization of rogers was th. Apr 19, 2014 3 thoughts on northwest passage book 1, rogers rangers 1940 jill hutchinson on april 19, 2014 at 6. Helping rogers, an experienced explorer and indian fighter, were hunk marriner, another experienced indian fighter, and langdon towne, a harvard graduate who was the map maker. Northwest passage is a 19581959 26episode halfhour adventure television series produced by metro goldwyn mayer about major robert rogers during the time of the french and indian war 17561763. Northwest passage dvdr 1940 warner archive collection.
Set in colonial america during the french and indian war, historical novelist kenneth roberts northwest passage is an epic work about the largerthanlife major rogers and the artist langdon towne who joins rogers rangers. Northwest passage part one rogers rangers northwest passage book i rogers rangers northwest passage movie information from citwf, the free online movie database covering over 507,364 movies from 175 countries. Robert rogers was one of our first authentic war heroesa french and. Structurally, northwest passage is divided into halves. Northwest passage book i rogers rangers awards imdb. See more ideas about ranger, seven years war, rogers. This is a great movie based on an historical novel of an exciting true life event of the french and indian war. 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. Buy a cheap copy of northwest passage book by kenneth roberts. Rogers rangers one of americas foes in the revolutionary war. This explains why the characters never actually make it to the northwest passage. Northwest passage is an historical novel by kenneth roberts, published in 1937.
Although rogers fought for the british, most of his rangers became patriots. Often employing techniques eschewed by the british regulars, the unit was. It was the basis for the 1940 movie northwest passage, starring spencer tracy. This is a classic tracy film that was released on vhs and i think it,s. Novels that require the use of reference books are occasionally damned by. Langdon towne and hunk marriner join major rogers rangers as they wipe out an indian village. Director king vidor then attempted to make a sequel to the film in which rogers rangers find the northwest passage, although roberts refused to cooperate with the project. Northwest passage 1940 1 of 36 spencer tracy, robert young, and ruth hussey in northwest passage book i rogers rangers 1940. This first half of the book is easily the most interesting, rich in fairly accurate detail about rogers leadership and the audacious heroism of his rangers. Jun 16, 2020 kenneth roberts wrote northwest passage about rogers, his depiction of the stark monoculture of the northern spruce forests taiga and the utter lack of game for the troops transiting it has always stuck with me.
The story, taken from the historical novel of the same name by kenneth roberts, concerns the reallife exploits of british major robert rogers, the original founder of what would become the u. Rogers, born in massachusetts in 1731, was a british army officer during both the french and indian war and the american revolution. Northwest passage 1940 northwest passage 1940 user. Growing up as a boy in the 50s and 60s, those sorts of books about american history were everywhere. Francis raid is recounted in the first half of kenneth roberts book northwest passage. Robert rogers 1731 1795 was an american colonial frontiersman. Rogers rangers shows that mgm and king vidor intended to complete the story in a second film, which was never made due to the lengthy production obstacles that plagued this film. Northwest passage kindle edition by roberts, kenneth. American magazine clements library university of michigan. Major rogers was the first to capitalize on them and incorporate. Powder horn with rogers rangers flintlock rifle, man gear, powder horn, seven years. The cast spencer tracy, robert young, walter brennan, etc.
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