Some Slips Don't Show

by Erle Stanley Gardner

Examines the different attitudes of the settlers and the Native Americans and discusses how they helped shape the North American continent.

Genres: Natural History

288 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1961

About the author

Erle Stanley Gardner was an American lawyer and author of detective stories who also published under the pseudonyms A.A. Fair, Kyle Corning, Charles M. Green, Carleton Kendrake, Charles J. Kenny, Les Tillray, and Robert Parr.

Innovative and restless in his nature, he was bored by the routine of legal practice, the only part of which he enjoyed was trial work and the development of trial strategy. In his spare time, he began to write for pulp magazines, which also fostered the early careers of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. He created many different series characters for the pulps, including the ingenious Lester Leith, a "gentleman thief" in the tradition of Raffles, and Ken Corning, a crusading lawyer who was the archetype of his most successful creation, the fictional lawyer and crime-solver Perry Mason, about whom he wrote more than eighty novels. With the success of Perry Mason, he gradually reduced his contributions to the pulp magazines, eventually withdrawing from the medium entirely, except for non-fiction articles on travel, Western history, and forensic science.

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Reviews

[Eric Stutzman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I must open this review by stating that Peck did a wonderful job using imagery and delicate prose to fully immerse the reader in the breathtaking landscapes of North America while also giving them a slight history lesson. All in all, a great contribution to the name of North America, and a worthwhile read for anyone interested in North America.

[Becky · Rating 4 out of 5]

wonderful pictures and very well put together

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