[Gutenberg 34057] • When 'Bear Cat' Went Dry

• Two of American author Charles Neville Buck’s novels are bound together in this Kindle book: When Bear Cat Went Dry (1918) and The Call of the Cumberlands (1913)

The Call of the Cumberlands (1913)

Samson South leaves his family and Kentucky to chase his dream of becoming a painter in the city, yet once there he yearns for a return to the Cumberlands.

When Bear Cat Went Dry (1918)

Bear Cat, a young man who dreams of a better life, revolts against the only life he has known – one of Kentucky moonshining and family feuds. He sets his heart on improving the situation by bringing education to the mountaineers. The book was turned into a Hollywood film of the same name in 1919.

About The Author

Kentucky-native Charles Neville Buck (1879 - 1930) grew up in the late 1800s. He obtained a law degree from the University of Louisville but became an editorial cartoonist. and writer before publishing American romantic adventure novels. The Call of the Cumberlands (1913) is his best-known work.

SERIES: Charles Neville Buck: American Frontier Classics

Other books in the series include A Pagan of the Hills, also published by Pearl Necklace Books and available through Amazon.

A Pagan of the Hills (1919)

Another tale of life in the American outback. A Pagan of the Hills was turned into a 1921 Hollywood film called The Mountain Woman.