100 years ago today, on December 9, 1925- the front page of the Capitol Journal had an article advertising a new film called “The Ancient Highway” at the Oregon Theater, which was located in the Oregon Building on the sw corner of High and State. While the movie isn’t available, the book published in 1925 written by James Oliver Curwood is. The novel is set in the years following the First World War, and describes the adventures of Clifton Brant, a young war veteran, and his adventures in the vast northern forests of Quebec. This book is in the public domain – you can find it for free – at your local library or for purchase anywhere you normally get your books. A book review in the Capital Journal in July 1925 by Mark Royle stated: “The Ancient Highway is about as good a road as any imaginable for a holiday excursion. James Oliver Curwood leads you out of the turmoil and fret of modern America and into a different world and bracing adventure in French Canada.
