THE TREASURE TRAIL (Wild West Adventure Classic) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Story of the Land of Gold and SunshineBy Marah Ellis Ryan
Length11h 36m
About this audiobook
The Treasure Trail is a spirited Western romance of pursuit, hidden wealth, and frontier self-fashioning, set amid the dramatic landscapes and contested borderlands that fed early twentieth-century adventure fiction. Ryan combines the treasure-hunt plot with melodrama, regional description, and a keen interest in honor, loyalty, and disguise. Its style is vivid and episodic, shaped by popular magazine fiction yet enriched by ethnographic observation and a woman writer's alertness to social performance in the masculine mythology of the West. Marah Ellis Ryan, an American novelist, actress, and artist, was deeply engaged with the cultures and landscapes of the American Southwest and Mexico. Her fiction often drew upon travel, historical research, and her fascination with Indigenous and borderland communities, though always filtered through the conventions and limitations of her era. These interests help explain the novel's mixture of romance, peril, cultural encounter, and scenic intensity. Readers who enjoy classic adventure narratives, Western settings, and early popular fiction will find The Treasure Trail both entertaining and historically revealing. It is especially rewarding for those interested in how women writers helped shape—and complicate—the mythology of the Wild West.
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★★★★ 3.8 (22)
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GenreAction and Adventure
Length11 hrs 36 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 11, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1A Voice in the Wilderness (Annotated)
2CHAPTER I KIT AND THE GIRL OF THE LARK CALL
3CHAPTER II THE RED GOLD LEGEND
4CHAPTER III A VERIFIED PROPHECY OF SEÑORITA BILLIE
5CHAPTER IV IN THE ADOBE OF PEDRO VIJIL
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6CHAPTER V AN “ADIOS” –– AND AFTER
7CHAPTER VI A DEAD MAN UNDER THE COTTONWOODS
8CHAPTER VII IN THE PROVINCE OF ALTAR
9CHAPTER VIII THE SLAVE TRAIL
10CHAPTER IX A MEETING AT YAQUI WELL
11CHAPTER X A MEXICAN EAGLET
12CHAPTER XI GLOOM OF BILLIE
13CHAPTER XII COVERING THE TRAIL
14CHAPTER XIII A WOMAN OF EMERALD EYES
15CHAPTER XIV THE HAWK OF THE SIERRAS
16CHAPTER XV THE “JUDAS” PRAYER AT MESA BLANCA
17CHAPTER XVI THE SECRET OF SOLEDAD CHAPEL
18CHAPTER XVII THE STORY OF DOÑA JOCASTA
19CHAPTER XVIII RAMON ROTIL DECIDES
20CHAPTER XIX THE RETURN OF TULA
21CHAPTER XX EAGLE AND SERPENT
22CHAPTER XXI EACH TO HIS OWN
23Memorable Quotes
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