The Desert Home: The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness by Mayne Reid
"The Desert Home: The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness" by Captain Mayne Reid is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The book chronicles the journey of a group of settlers traversing the Great American Desert, illustrating their challenges and encounters in the untamed wilderness. Key themes involve survival, the beauty of nature, and humanity's interaction with the environment. The opening of the narrative introduces the vast and diverselandscape of the Great American Desert, comparing it to the Sahara and detailing its geographical features, such as mountains, rivers, and various vegetation. A party of "prairie merchants" sets off from Saint Louis, determined to explore the wilderness, but they face a treacherous journey with extreme thirst and fatigue. Eventually, they are filled with hope upon spotting a snow-capped mountain, signifying the potential for fresh water, leading them to a riverside oasis where they encounter a hospitable family and embark on further adventures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Reid, Mayne, 1818-1883 |
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| Title | The Desert Home: The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness |
| Credits | Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 75.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Family -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Natural history -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Rocky Mountains -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Wilderness survival -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Frontier and pioneer life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | West (U.S.) -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Deserts -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 24268 |
| Release Date | Jan 13, 2008 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 292 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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