The Desert Trail (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Western NovelBy Dane Coolidge
Length7h 45m
About this audiobook
The Desert Trail is a vigorous Western romance of pursuit, hardship, and moral testing set amid the arid landscapes of the American Southwest. Coolidge's narrative draws on the conventions of early twentieth-century frontier fiction—lost mines, dangerous trails, divided loyalties, and the stark justice of desert life—yet it is distinguished by close observation of terrain, animal behavior, and the practical codes of men who survive beyond settled law. Its prose is direct, kinetic, and pictorial, combining adventure with a documentary feeling for place. Dane Coolidge, born in Massachusetts in 1873, was not merely an armchair romancer of the West. Trained as a naturalist and widely active as a photographer, journalist, and traveler, he spent extensive time among miners, ranchers, and Indigenous communities. This firsthand familiarity with Southwestern deserts and frontier economies deeply informed his fiction, giving The Desert Trail its credible atmosphere and its fascination with survival, character, and environmental pressure. Readers interested in classic Western literature will find this novel rewarding both as entertainment and as a cultural artifact. It offers suspense, romance, and adventure while preserving a vivid vision of the desert frontier at a moment when myth and modernity were beginning to converge.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.2 (12)
Includes Goodreads
GenreAction and Adventure
Length7 hrs 45 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 3, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
16CHAPTER XV
2CHAPTER I
17CHAPTER XVI
3CHAPTER II
18CHAPTER XVII
4CHAPTER III
19CHAPTER XVIII
5CHAPTER IV
20CHAPTER XIX
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6CHAPTER V
21CHAPTER XX
7CHAPTER VI
22CHAPTER XXI
8CHAPTER VII
23CHAPTER XXII
9CHAPTER VIII
24CHAPTER XXIII
10CHAPTER IX
25CHAPTER XXIV
11CHAPTER X
26CHAPTER XXV
12CHAPTER XI
27CHAPTER XXVI
13CHAPTER XII
28CHAPTER XXVII
14CHAPTER XIII
29CHAPTER XXVIII
15CHAPTER XIV
30Memorable Quotes
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