
The Great American Adventure – Complete Series: 19 Western Classics & Historical Novels (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Western epics of cowboys, pioneers, Alaska trails, and frontier romanceBy Emerson HoughLength167h 41m
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The Great American Adventure gathers nineteen of Emerson Hough's Western classics and historical novels into a sweeping literary chronicle of the American frontier. Across tales of exploration, migration, cattle drives, lawless borderlands, and national expansion, Hough blends romance, adventure, and documentary realism. His prose belongs to the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century tradition that mythologized the West while also preserving its material textures: rivers, trails, camps, markets, and the moral ambiguities of conquest. Emerson Hough (1857–1923) was a lawyer, journalist, outdoorsman, and tireless observer of frontier life, experiences that deeply shaped his fiction. Born in Iowa and educated in the post-Civil War Midwest, he witnessed the closing of the frontier and wrote at a moment when living memory was becoming legend. His work reflects both fascination with American expansion and anxiety over what modernity was erasing. This collection is recommended for readers interested in classic Western literature, historical adventure, and the cultural imagination of the United States. It offers not merely escapist action, but a substantial archive of frontier mythology, national ambition, and the literary construction of America's past.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
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GenreAction and Adventure, Historical Fiction
Length167 hrs 41 mins
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Publish dateMay 1, 2017
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Table of contents
1Introduction
349Chapter XXV - Cleaving Only Unto Her.
2Introduction
350Chapter XXVI - In Sickness And In Health
3Historical Context
351Chapter XXVII - With All My Worldly Goods I Thee Endow
4Synopsis (Selection)
352Chapter XXVIII - Till Death Do Part
5The Great American Adventure – Complete Series: 19 Western Classics & Historical Novels (Illustrated)
353Chapter XXIX - The Garden
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6The Young Alaskans Series
354Chapter XXX - They Twain
7The Young Alaskans
355Chapter XXXI - The Betrothal
8I. At Home in Alaska
356Chapter XXXII - The Covenant
9II. Afloat on the Pacific
357Chapter XXXIII - The Flaming Sword
10III. The Journey To the North
358Chapter XXXIV - The Loss Of Paradise
11IV. Lost in the Fog
359Chapter XXXV - The Yoke
12V. The Missing Dory
360Chapter XXXVI - The Goad
13VI. Adrift on the Ocean
361Chapter XXXVII - The Furrow
14VII. The Hut on the Beach
362Chapter XXXVIII - Hearts Hypothecated
15VIII. The Salmon Run
363Chapter XXXIX - The Uncovering Of Gordon Orme
16IX. The Big Bear of Kadiak
364Chapter XL - A Confusion In Covenants
17X. The Savage Refugee
365Chapter XLI - Ellen Or Grace
18XI. A Troublesome Prisoner
366Chapter XLII - Face To Face
19XII. Ways of the Wilderness
367Chapter XLIII - The Reckoning
20XIII. Making a Living
368Chapter XLIV - This Indenture Witnesseth
21XIV. The Surprise
369Chapter XLV - Ellen
22XV. The Whale-hunt
37054-40 or Fight
23XVI. The Missing Prisoner
371CHAPTER I THE MAKERS OF MAPS
24XVII. The Aleut Boy
372CHAPTER II BY SPECIAL DESPATCH
25XVIII. Unwelcome Visitors
373CHAPTER III IN ARGUMENT
26XIX. Hope Deferred
374CHAPTER IV THE BARONESS HELENA
27XX. The Silver-gray Fox
375CHAPTER V ONE OF THE WOMEN IN THE CASE
28XXI. An Aleut Goose-hunt
376CHAPTER VI THE BOUDOIR OF THE BARONESS
29XXII. Sport with the Salmon
377CHAPTER VII REGARDING ELISABETH
30XXIII. Among the Eagles
378CHAPTER VIII MR. CALHOUN ACCEPTS
31XXIV. An Adventure on the Gull Rocks
379CHAPTER IX A KETTLE OF FISH
32XXV. Cripples’ Castle
380CHAPTER X MIXED DUTIES
33XXVI. The Journey and the Storm
381CHAPTER XI WHO GIVETH THIS WOMAN
34XXVII. The Man-hunt
382CHAPTER XII THE MARATHON
35XXVIII. A Hunt for Sea-otter
383CHAPTER XIII ON SECRET SERVICE
36XXIX. Uncertainty
384CHAPTER XIV THE OTHER WOMAN
37XXX. “Blown Out To Sea!”
385CHAPTER XV WITH MADAM THE BARONESS
38XXXI. The Search-party
386CHAPTER XVI DÉJEÛNER A LA FOURCHETTE
39XXXII. The Deserted Camp
387CHAPTER XVII A HUNTER OF BUTTERFLIES
40XXXIII. Saved!
388CHAPTER XVIII THE MISSING SLIPPER
41The Young Alaskans in the Rockies
389CHAPTER XIX THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE
42ILLUSTRATIONS
390CHAPTER XX THE LADY FROM MEXICO
43I. Rob, John, and Jesse in Camp
391CHAPTER XXI POLITICS UNDER COVER
44II. At the Fireside
392CHAPTER XXII BUT YET A WOMAN
45III. Hitting the Trail
393CHAPTER XXIII SUCCESS IN SILK
46IV. Westward Ho
394CHAPTER XXIV THE WHOA-HAW TRAIL
47V. Higher than the Rockies
395CHAPTER XXV OREGON
48VI. The Athabasca at Last
396CHAPTER XXVI THE DEBATED COUNTRY
49VII. Crossing the Athabasca
397CHAPTER XXVII IN THE CABIN OF MADAM
50VIII. In High Altitudes
398CHAPTER XXVIII WHEN A WOMAN WOULD
51IX. The Heart of the Mountains
399CHAPTER XXIX IN EXCHANGE
52X. Rainbow Lake
400CHAPTER XXX COUNTER CURRENTS
53XI. The Pass
401CHAPTER XXXI THE PAYMENT
54XII. The Wilderness
402CHAPTER XXXII PAKENHAM'S PRICE
55XIII. After the White Goats
403CHAPTER XXXIII THE STORY OF HELENA VON RITZ
56XIV. Down the Fraser
404CHAPTER XXXIV THE VICTORY
57XV. The Great Mountain
405CHAPTER XXXV THE PROXY OF PAKENHAM
58XVI. At the Tête Jaune Cache
406CHAPTER XXXVI THE PALO ALTO BALL
59XVII. Leo the Grizzly-Hunter
407EPILOGUE
60XVIII. Southward Bound
408The Purchase Price
61XIX. On the Canoe River
409CHAPTER I. A LADY IN COMPANY
62XX. Caribou in Camp
410CHAPTER II. THE GATEWAY AND SOME WHO PASSED
63XXI. The First Bear Cam
411CHAPTER III. THE QUESTION
64XXII. The Young Grizzly-Hunters
412CHAPTER IV. THE GAME
65XXIII. Onward Bound
413CHAPTER IX. TALLWOODS
66XXIV. The Boat Encampment
414CHAPTER V. SPOLIA OPIMA
67XXV. History on the Ground
415CHAPTER VI. THE NEW MASTER
68XXVI. Down the Columbia
416CHAPTER VII. A CONFUSION IN CHATTELS
69XXVII. On the Rapids
417CHAPTER VIII. THE SHADOW CABINET
70XXVIII. In Sight of Safety
418CHAPTER X. FREE AND THRALL
71XXIX. Stories of the Columbia
419CHAPTER XI. THE GARMENTS OF ANOTHER
72XXX. The End of the Trail
420CHAPTER XII. THE NIGHT
73The Young Alaskans on the Trail
421CHAPTER XIII. THE INVASION
74ILLUSTRATIONS
422CHAPTER XIV. THE ARGUMENT
75I. Taking the Trail
423CHAPTER XIX. THE ENEMY
76II. The Gate of the Mountains
424CHAPTER XV. THE ARBITRAMENT
77III. Studying Out the Trail
425CHAPTER XVI. THE ADJUDICATION
78IV. The Great Divide
426CHAPTER XVII. THE LADY AT TALLWOODS
79V. Crossing the Height of Land
427CHAPTER XVIII. ON PAROLE
80VI. Following Mackenzie
428CHAPTER XX. THE ART OF DOCTOR JAMIESON
81VII. Around the Camp-fire
429CHAPTER XXI. THE PAYMENT
82VIII. A Hunt for Bighorn
430CHAPTER XXII THE WAY OF A MAID
83IX. A Night in the Mountains
431CHAPTER XXIII. IN WASHINGTON
84X. How the Split-stone Lake was Named
432CHAPTER XXIV. IN THE NAME OF ALTRUISM
85XI. Lessons in Wild Life
433CHAPTER XXIX. IN OLD ST. GENEVIEVE
86XII. Wild Country and Wilderness Ways
434CHAPTER XXV. THE ARTFUL GENTLEMAN PROM KENTUCKY
87XIII. The Caribou Hunt
435CHAPTER XXVI. THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK
88XIV. Exploring the Wilderness
436CHAPTER XXVII. A SPLENDID FAILURE
89XV. In the Big Waters
437CHAPTER XXVIII. IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT
90XVI. The Grizzly Hunt
438CHAPTER XXX. THE TURNCOAT
91XVII. The Young Alaskans’ “Lob-stick”
439CHAPTER XXXI. THE SPECTER IN THE HOUSE
92XVIII. Bad Luck With the “Mary Ann”
440The Lady and the Pirate
93XIX. New Plans
441CHAPTER I IN WHICH I AM A CAITIFF
94XX. The Gorge of the Mountains
442CHAPTER II IN WHICH I HOLD A PARLEY
95XXI. The Portage of the Rocky Mountains
443CHAPTER III IN WHICH I AM A CAPTIVE
96XXII. East of the Rockies
444CHAPTER IV IN WHICH I AM A PIRATE
97XXIII. The Land of Plenty
445CHAPTER V IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN
98XXIV. The White Man’s Country
446CHAPTER VI IN WHICH I ACQUIRE A FRIEND
99XXV. How the Ermine Got His Tail Black
447CHAPTER VII IN WHICH I ACHIEVE A NAME
100XXVI. Trailing the Bear
448CHAPTER VIII IN WHICH WE HAVE AN ADVENTURE
101XXVII. The End of the Old War-trail
449CHAPTER IX IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE
102XXVIII. Steamboating in the Far North
450CHAPTER X IN WHICH I SHOW MY TRUE COLORS
103XXIX. A Moose Hunt
451CHAPTER XI IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS
104XXX. Farthest North
452CHAPTER XII IN WHICH WE CLOSE WITH THE ENEMY
105XXXI. Homeward Bound
453CHAPTER XIII IN WHICH WE BOARD THE ENEMY
106XXXII. Leaving the Trail
454CHAPTER XIV IN WHICH IS ABOUNDING TROUBLE
107Young Alaskans in the Far North
455CHAPTER XV IN WHICH IS CONVERSATION WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN
108ILLUSTRATIONS
456CHAPTER XVI IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN
109I. The Start for the Midnight Sun
457CHAPTER XVII IN WHICH IS HUE AND CRY
110II. The Scows
458CHAPTER XVIII IN WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF TWO AUNTIES
111III. The Great Brigade
459CHAPTER XIX IN WHICH I ESTABLISH A MODUS VIVENDI
112IV. The Grand Rapids
460CHAPTER XX IN WHICH I HAVE POLITE CONVERSATION, BUT LITTLE ELSE
113V. White-water Days
461CHAPTER XXI IN WHICH WE MAKE A RUN FOR IT
114VI. On the Steamboat
462CHAPTER XXII IN WHICH I WALK AND TALK WITH HELENA
115VII. The Wild Portage
463CHAPTER XXIII IN WHICH IS A PRETTY KETTLE OF FISH
116VIII. On the Mackenzie
464CHAPTER XXIV IN WHICH WE HAVE A SENSATION
117IX. Under the Arctic Circle
465CHAPTER XXV IN WHICH WE MEET THE OTHER MAN, ALSO ANOTHER WOMAN
118X. Farthest North
466CHAPTER XXVI IN WHICH WE BURN ALL BRIDGES
119XI. The Midnight Sun
467CHAPTER XXVII IN WHICH WE REACH THE SPANISH MAIN
120XII. The Rat Portage
468CHAPTER XXVIII IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION
121XIII. Down the Porcupine
469CHAPTER XXIX IN WHICH IS SHIPWRECK
122XIV. At Fort Yukon
470CHAPTER XXX IN WHICH IS SHIPWRECK OF OTHER SORT
123XV. The Fur Trade
471CHAPTER XXXI IN WHICH WE TAKE TO THE BOATS
124XVI. Dawson, the Golden City
472CHAPTER XXXII IN WHICH I RESCUE THE COOK
125XVII. What Uncle Dick Thought
473CHAPTER XXXIII IN WHICH WE ARE CASTAWAYS
126The Young Alaskans on the Missouri
474CHAPTER XXXIV IN WHICH IS NO RAPPROCHEMENT WITH THE FAIR CAPTIVE
127ILLUSTRATIONS
475CHAPTER XXXV IN WHICH I FIND TWO ESTIMABLE FRIENDS, BUT LOSE ONE BELOVED
128Chapter I. Following Lewis and Clark
476CHAPTER XXXVI IN WHICH WE FOLD OUR TENTS
129Chapter II. Ready for the River
477CHAPTER XXXVII IN WHICH IS PHILOSOPHY; WHICH, HOWEVER, SHOULD NOT BE SKIPPED
130Chapter III. “Adventurer, of America”
478CHAPTER XXXVIII IN WHICH IS AN ARMISTICE WITH FATE
131Chapter IV. The Early Adventurers
479CHAPTER XXXIX IN WHICH ARE SEALED ORDERS
132Chapter V. Off Up the River
480CHAPTER XL IN WHICH LAND SHOWS IN THE OFFING
133Chapter VI. The Log of the “Adventurer”
481CHAPTER XLI IN WHICH IS MUCH ROMANCE, AND SOME TREASURE, ALSO VERY MUCH HAPPINESS
134Chapter VII. The Gate of the West
482The Man Next Door
135Chapter VIII. Ho! for the Platte!
483I - How Come Us to Move
136Chapter IX. Shipwreck
484II - Where We Threw In
137Chapter X. At the Platte
485III - Us Living in Town
138Chapter XI. Among the Sioux
486IV - Us and Christmas Eve
139Chapter XII. The Lost Hunter
487V - Us and the Home Ranch
140Chapter XIII. Getting North
488VI - Us and Them Better Thing
141Chapter XIV. In Days of Old
489VII - What Their Hired Man Done
142Chapter XV. Among the Mandans
490VIII - How Old Man Wright Done Business
143Chapter XVI. Old Days on the River
491IX - Us and Their Fence
144Chapter XVII. At the Yellowstone
492X - Us Being Alderman
145Chapter XVIII. Where the Road Forked
493XI - Us and the Freeze-Out
146Chapter XIX. At the Great Falls
494XII - Us and a Accidental Friend
147Chapter XX. Ready for the River Head
495XIII - Them and the Range Law
148Chapter XXI. The Pack Train
496XIV - How Their Hired Man Come Back
149Chapter XXII. At the Three Forks
497XV - The Commandment That Was Broke
150Chapter XXIII. Sunset on the Old Range
498XVI - How I Was Foreman
151Chapter XXIV. Nearing the Source
499XVII - Him and the Front Door
152Chapter XXV. Beaverhead Camp
500XVIII - How Tom Stacked Up
153Chapter XXVI. The Jump-Off Camp
501XIX - Them and Bonnie Bell
154Chapter XXVII. The Utmost Source
502XX - What Our William Done
155Chapter XXVIII. Sport with Rod and Reel
503XXI - Her Pa's Way of Thinking
156Chapter XXIX. The Head of the Great River
504XXII - Me and Their Line Fence
157Chapter XXX. Sporting Plans
505XXIII - Tom and Her
158Chapter XXXI Among the Grayling
506XXIV - How Bonnie Bell Left Us All
159Chapter XXXII. At Billy’s Ranch
507XXV - Me and Them
160Chapter XXXIII. Homeward Bound
508XXVI - How I Went Back
161Other Novels
509XXVII - How I Quit Old Man Wright
162The Girl at the Halfway House
510XXVIII - The Hole in the Wall
163BOOK I: THE DAY OF WAR
511XXIX - How the Game Broke
164CHAPTER I. THE BRAZEN TONGUES
512XXX - How It Come Out After All
165CHAPTER II. THE PLAYERS OF THE GAME
513The Magnificent Adventure
166CHAPTER III. THE VICTORY
514LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
167BOOK II: THE DAY OF THE BUFFALO
515PART I
168CHAPTER IV. BATTERSLEIGH OF THE RILE IRISH
516Chapter I. Mother and Son
169CHAPTER IX THE NEW MOVERS
517Chapter II. Meriwether and Theodosia
170CHAPTER V. THE TURNING OF THE ROAD
518Chapter III. Mr. Burr and Mr. Merry
171CHAPTER VI. EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER
519Chapter IV. President and Secretary
172CHAPTER VII. THE NEW WORLD
520Chapter V. The Pell-Mell and Some Consequences
173CHAPTER VIII. THE BEGINNING
521Chapter VI. The Great Conspiracy
174CHAPTER X. THE CHASE
522Chapter VII. Colonel Burr and His Daughter
175CHAPTER XI. THE BATTLE
523Chapter VIII. The Parting
176CHAPTER XII. WHAT THE HAND HAD TO DO
524Chapter IX. Mr. Thomas Jefferson
177CHAPTER XIII. PIE AND ETHICS
525Chapter X. The Threshold of the West
178CHAPTER XIV. THE FIRST BALL AT ELLISVILLE
526Chapter XI. The Taming of Patrick Gass
179CHAPTER XV. ANOTHER DAY
527Chapter XII. Captain William Clark
180CHAPTER XVI. ANOTHER HOUR
528Chapter XIII. Under Three Flags
181BOOK III: THE DAY OF THE CATTLE
529Chapter XIV. The Rent in the Armor
182CHAPTER XIX THAT WHICH HE WOULD
530PART II
183CHAPTER XVII. ELLISVILLE THE RED
531Chapter I. Under One Flag
184CHAPTER XVIII. STILL A REBEL
532Chapter II. The Mysterious Letter
185CHAPTER XX. THE HALFWAY HOUSE
533Chapter III. The Day’s Work
186CHAPTER XXI. THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY
534Chapter IV. The Crossroads of the West
187CHAPTER XXII. EN VOYAGE
535Chapter V. The Appeal
188CHAPTER XXIII. MARY ELLEN
536Chapter VI. Which Way?
189CHAPTER XXIV. THE WAY OF A MAID
537Chapter VII. The Mountains
190CHAPTER XXIX THE VERDICT
538Chapter VIII. Trail’s End
191CHAPTER XXV. BILL WATSON
539Chapter IX. The Summons
192CHAPTER XXVI. IKE ANDERSON
540Chapter X. The Abyss
193CHAPTER XXVII. THE BODY OF THE CRIME
541Chapter XI. The Bee
194CHAPTER XXVIII. THE TRIAL
542Chapter XII. What Voice Had Called?
195BOOK IV: THE DAY OF THE PLOUGH
543Chapter XIII. The News
196CHAPTER XXX. THE END OF THE TRAIL
544Chapter XIV. The Guests of a Nation
197CHAPTER XXXI. THE SUCCESS OF BATTERSLEIGH
545Chapter XV. Mr. Jefferson’s Advice
198CHAPTER XXXII. THE CALLING
546Chapter XVI. The Quality of Mercy
199CHAPTER XXXIII. THE GREAT COLD
547Chapter XVII. The Friends
200CHAPTER XXXIV. THE ARTFULNESS OF SAM
548Chapter XVIII. The Wilderness
201CHAPTER XXXV. THE HILL OF DREAMS
549Chapter XIX. Down to the Sea
202CHAPTER XXXVI. AT THE GATEWAY
550The Broken Gate
203The Mississippi Bubble
551LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
204BOOK I
552CHAPTER I. THE HOMECOMING OF DIEUDONNÉ LANE
205CHAPTER I THE RETURNED TRAVELER
553CHAPTER II. AURORA LANE
206CHAPTER II AT SADLER'S WELLS
554CHAPTER III. TWO MOTHERS
207CHAPTER III JOHN LAW OF LAURISTON
555CHAPTER IV. IN OPEN COURT
208CHAPTER IV THE POINT OF HONOR
556CHAPTER V. CLOSED DOORS
209CHAPTER V DIVERS EMPLOYMENTS OF JOHN LAW
557CHAPTER VI. THE DIVIDING LINE
210CHAPTER VI THE RESOLUTION OF MR. LAW
558CHAPTER VII. AT MIDNIGHT
211CHAPTER VII TWO MAIDS A-BROIDERING
559CHAPTER VIII. THE EXTRAORDINARY HORACE BROOKS
212CHAPTER VIII CATHARINE KNOLLYS
560CHAPTER IX. THE OTHER WOMAN CONCERNED
213CHAPTER IX IN SEARCH OF THE QUARREL
561CHAPTER X. THE MURDER
214CHAPTER X THE RUMOR OF THE QUARREL
562CHAPTER XI. IN THE NAME OF THE LAW
215CHAPTER XI AS CHANCE DECREED
563CHAPTER XII. ANNE OGLESBY
216CHAPTER XII FOR FELONY
564CHAPTER XIII. "AS YOU BELIEVE IN GOD!"
217CHAPTER XIII THE MESSAGE
565CHAPTER XIV. AURORA AND ANNE
218CHAPTER XIV PRISONERS
566CHAPTER XV. THE ANGELS AND MISS JULIA
219CHAPTER XV IF THERE WERE NEED
567CHAPTER XVI. HORACE BROOKS, ATTORNEY AT LAW
220CHAPTER XVI THE ESCAPE
568CHAPTER XVII. AT CHURCH
221CHAPTER XVII WHITHER
569CHAPTER XVIII. AT THE COUNTY JAIL
222BOOK II
570CHAPTER XIX. THE MOB
223CHAPTER I THE DOOR OF THE WEST
571CHAPTER XX. THE IDIOT
224CHAPTER II THE STORM
572CHAPTER XXI. A TRUE BILL
225CHAPTER III AU LARGE
573CHAPTER XXII. MISS JULIA
226CHAPTER IV THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS
574CHAPTER XXIII. THE STATEVS.DIEUDONNÉ LANE
227CHAPTER V MESSASEBE
575CHAPTER XXIV. THE SACKCLOTH OF SPRING VALLEY
228CHAPTER VI MAIZE
576CHAPTER XXV. BECAUSE SHE WAS A WOMAN
229CHAPTER VII THE BRINK OF CHANGE
577The Way Out
230CHAPTER VIII TOUS SAUVAGES
578BOOK I
231CHAPTER IX THE DREAM
579CHAPTER I. THE LAW AND THE GOSPEL
232CHAPTER X BY THE HILT OF THE SWORD
580CHAPTER II. A NEW CREED
233CHAPTER XI THE IROQUOIS
581CHAPTER III. THE BLOOD COVENANT
234CHAPTER XII PRISONERS OF THE IROQUOIS
582CHAPTER IV
235CHAPTER XIII THE SACRIFICE
583CHAPTER V
236CHAPTER XIV THE EMBASSY
584CHAPTER VI. THE WANDERING WOMEN
237CHAPTER XV THE GREAT PEACE
585CHAPTER VII. THE FABRIC OF A VISION
238BOOK III
586CHAPTER VIII. MARCIA HADDON, AND THE MERRY WIFE OF WINDSOR
239CHAPTER I THE GRAND MONARQUE
587CHAPTER IX. POLLY PENDLETON
240CHAPTER II EVER SAID SHE NAY
588CHAPTER X. MR. HADDON’S POINT OF VIEW
241CHAPTER III SEARCH THOU MY HEART
589CHAPTER XI. POLLY PENDLETON’S VISITOR
242CHAPTER IV THE REGENT'S PROMISE
590CHAPTER XII. THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW WAY
243CHAPTER V A DAY OF MIRACLES
591BOOK II
244CHAPTER VI THE GREATEST NEED
592CHAPTER XIII. THE CLANS
245CHAPTER VII THE MIRACLE UNWROUGHT
593CHAPTER XIV. THE CROSSROADS
246CHAPTER VIII THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT
594CHAPTER XV. THE ORIGINAL SIN
247CHAPTER IX THE NEWS
595BOOK III
248CHAPTER X MASTER AND MAN
596CHAPTER XVI. THE CITY ON THE HILL
249CHAPTER XI THE BREAKING OF THE BUBBLE
597CHAPTER XVII. THESE TWAIN
250CHAPTER XII THAT WHICH REMAINED
598CHAPTER XVIII. MARCIA HADDON
251CHAPTER XIII THE QUALITY OF MERCY
599CHAPTER XIX. THE NARROWS
252The Law of the Land
600CHAPTER XX. THE COMING OF JAMES HADDON
253BOOK I
601BOOK IV
254CHAPTER I. MISS LADY
602CHAPTER XXI. THE FURRIN WOMAN
255CHAPTER II. MULEY
603CHAPTER XXII. WHEN GHOSTS ARISE
256CHAPTER III. THE VISITOR
604CHAPTER XXIII. GRANNY WILLIAMS’ NARRATIONS
257CHAPTER IV. A QUESTION OF VALUATION
605CHAPTER XXIV. THE DRUMS
258Chapter IX. ON ITS MAJESTY'S SERVICE
606CHAPTER XXV. STRANGERS WITHIN THE GATES
259CHAPTER V. CERTAIN PROBLEMS
607CHAPTER XXVI. THE UNCERTIFIED
260CHAPTER VI. THE DRUM
608CHAPTER XXVII. THE SEEKING
261CHAPTER VII. THE BELL
609CHAPTER XXVIII. THE EDUCATION OF DAVID JOSLIN
262CHAPTER VIII.THE VOLCANO
610The Sagebrusher
263CHAPTER X. MISS LADY OF THE STAIR
611ILLUSTRATIONS
264CHAPTER XI. COLONEL CALVIN BLOUNT'S PROPOSAL
612CHAPTER I. SIM GAGE AT HOME
265CHAPTER XII. A WOMAN SCORNED
613CHAPTER II. WANTED: A WIFE
266CHAPTER XIII. JOHN DOE vs. Y.V.R.R.
614CHAPTER III. FIFTY-FIFTY
267CHAPTER XIV. NUMBER 4
615CHAPTER IV. HEARTS AFLAME
268CHAPTER XV. THE PURSUIT
616CHAPTER V. BEGGAR MAN — THIEF
269CHAPTER XVI. THE TRAVELING BAG
617CHAPTER VI. RICH MAN — POOR MAN
270CHAPTER XVII. MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD
618CHAPTER VII. CHIVALROUS; AND OF ABUNDANT MEANS
271CHAPTER XVIII. MISFORTUNE
619CHAPTER VIII. RIVAL CONSCIENCES
272BOOK II
620CHAPTER IX. THE HALT AND THE BLIND
273CHAPTER I. THE MAKING OF THE WILDERNESS
621CHAPTER X. NEIGHBORS
274BOOK III
622CHAPTER XI. THE COMPANY DOCTOR
275CHAPTER I. EDDRING, AGENT OF CLAIMS
623CHAPTER XII. LEFT ALONE
276CHAPTER II. THE OPINIONS OF CALVIN BLOUNT
624CHAPTER XIII. SABCAT CAMP
277CHAPTER III. REGARDING LOUISE LOISSON
625CHAPTER XIV. THE MAN TRAIL
278CHAPTER IV. THE RELIGION OF JULES V DISCOVERY
626CHAPTER XV. THE SPECIES
279Chapter IX. THE ACCUSER
627CHAPTER XVI. THE REBIRTH OF SIM GAGE
280Chapter V. DISCOVERY
628CHAPTER XVII. SAGEBRUSHERS
281CHAPTER VI. THE DANCER
629CHAPTER XVIII. DONNA QUIXOTE
282CHAPTER VII. THE SUMMONS
630CHAPTER XIX
283CHAPTER VIII. THE STOLEN STEAMBOAT
631CHAPTER XX. MAJOR ALLEN BARNES, M.D., PH.D. — AND SIM GAGE
284CHAPTER X. THE VOYAGE
632CHAPTER XXI. WITH THIS RING
285CHAPTER XI. THE WILDERNESS
633CHAPTER XXII. MRS. GAGE
286CHAPTER XII. THE HOUSE OF HORROR
634CHAPTER XXIII. THE OUTLOOK
287CHAPTER XIII. THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST
635CHAPTER XXIV. ANNIE MOVES IN
288CHAPTER XIV. AT THE BIG HOUSE
636CHAPTER XXV. ANOTHER MAN'S WIFE
289Chapter XIX. THREE LADIES LOUISE
637CHAPTER XXVI. THE WAYS OF MR. GARDNER
290CHAPTER XV. CERTAIN MOTIVES
638CHAPTER XXVII. DORENWALD, CHIEF
291CHAPTER XVI. THE NEW SHERIFF
639CHAPTER XXVIII. A CHANGE OF BASE
292CHAPTER XVII. THE LAW OF THE LAND
640CHAPTER XXIX. MARTIAL LAW
293CHAPTER XVIII. MISS LADY AT THE BIG HOUSE
641CHAPTER XXX. BEFORE DAWN
294CHAPTER XX. THE LID OF THE GRAVE
642CHAPTER XXXI. THE BLIND SEE
295CHAPTER XXI. THE RED RIOT OF YOUTH
643CHAPTER XXXII. THE ENEMY
296CHAPTER XXII. AMENDE HONORABLE
644CHAPTER XXXIII. THE DAM
297Heart's Desire
645CHAPTER XXXIV. AFTER THE DELUGE
298CHAPTER I
646CHAPTER XXXV. ANNIE ANSWERS
299CHAPTER II
647CHAPTER XXXVI. MRS. DAVIDSON'S CONSCIENCE
300CHAPTER III
648The Covered Wagon
301CHAPTER IV
649CHAPTER I -YOUTH MARCHES
302CHAPTER V
650CHAPTER II -THE EDGE OF THE WORLD
303CHAPTER VI
651CHAPTER III -THE RENDEZVOUS
304CHAPTER VII
652CHAPTER IV -FEVER OF NEW FORTUNES
305CHAPTER VIII
653CHAPTER V -THE BLACK SPANIARD
306CHAPTER IX
654CHAPTER VI -ISSUE JOINED
307CHAPTER X
655CHAPTER VII -THE JUMP-OFF
308CHAPTER XI
656CHAPTER VIII -MAN AGAINST MAN
309CHAPTER XII
657CHAPTER IX -THE BRUTE
310CHAPTER XIII
658CHAPTER X -OLE MISSOURY
311CHAPTER XIV
659CHAPTER XI -WHEN ALL THE WORLD WAS YOUNG
312CHAPTER XV
660CHAPTER XII -THE DEAD MEN'S TALE
313CHAPTER XVI
661CHAPTER XIII -WILD FIRE
314CHAPTER XVII
662CHAPTER XIV -THE KISS
315CHAPTER XVIII
663CHAPTER XV -THE DIVISION
316CHAPTER XIX
664CHAPTER XVI -THE PLAINS
317CHAPTER XX
665CHAPTER XVII -THE GREAT ENCAMPMENT
318CHAPTER XXI
666CHAPTER XVIII -ARROW AND PLOW
319CHAPTER XXII
667CHAPTER XIX -BANION OF DONIPHAN'S
320CHAPTER XXIII
668CHAPTER XX -THE BUFFALO
321CHAPTER XXIV
669CHAPTER XXI -THE QUICKSANDS
322CHAPTER XXV
670CHAPTER XXII -A SECRET OF TWO
323CHAPTER XXVI
671CHAPTER XXIII -AN ARMISTICE
324The Way of a Man
672CHAPTER XXIV -THE ROAD WEST
325Chapter I - The Kissing Of Miss Grace Sheraton
673CHAPTER XXV -OLD LARAMIE
326Chapter II - The Meeting Of Gordon Orme
674CHAPTER XXVI -THE FIRST GOLD
327Chapter III - The Art Of The Orient
675CHAPTER XXVII -TWO WHO LOVED
328Chapter IV - Wars And Rumors Of War
676CHAPTER XXVIII -WHEN A MAID MARRIES
329Chapter V - The Madness Of Much Kissing
677CHAPTER XXIX -THE BROKEN WEDDING
330Chapter VI - A Sad Lover
678CHAPTER XXX -THE DANCE IN THE DESERT
331Chapter VII - What Cometh In The Night
679CHAPTER XXXI -HOW, COLA!
332Chapter VIII - Beginning Adventures In New Lands
680CHAPTER XXXII -THE FIGHT AT THE FORD
333Chapter IX - The Girl With The Heart
681CHAPTER XXXIII -THE FAMILIES ARE COMING
334Chapter X - The Supreme Court
682CHAPTER XXXIV -A MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP
335Chapter XI - The Morning After
683CHAPTER XXXV -GEE--WHOA--HAW!
336Chapter XII - The Wreck On The River
684CHAPTER XXXVI -TWO LOVE LETTERS
337Chapter XIII - The Face In The Firelight
685CHAPTER XXXVII -JIM BRIDGER FORGETS
338Chapter XIV - Au Large
686CHAPTER XXXVIII -WHEN THE ROCKIES FELL
339Chapter XV - Her Infinite Variety
687CHAPTER XXXIX -THE CROSSING
340Chapter XVI - Buffalo!
688CHAPTER XL -OREGON! OREGON!
341Chapter XVII - Sioux!
689CHAPTER XLI -THE SECRETS OF THE SIERRAS
342Chapter XVIII - The Test
690CHAPTER XLII -KIT CARSON RIDES
343Chapter XIX - The Quality Of Mercy
691CHAPTER XLIII -THE KILLER KILLED
344Chapter XX - Gordon Orme, Magician
692CHAPTER XLIV -YET IF LOVE LACK
345Chapter XXI - Two In The Desert
693CHAPTER XLV -THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD
346Chapter XXII - Mandy McGovern On Marriage
694Analysis
347Chapter XXIII - Issue Joined
695Reflection
348Chapter XXIV - Forsaking All Others
696Memorable Quotes