02592cam a22003973u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000490011324500400016226400510020230000470025333600260030033700260032633800360035249000340038850000310042250801540045352012250060753400650183265300400189765300200193765300410195765300230199865300250202165300160204665300270206265300280208983000340211785600430215166227UtSlPG20260610134529.0mcr n260607r20211876utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aBadger, Jos. E.q(Joseph Edward),d1848-190910aDelaware Tom; or, The Traitor Guide 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2021  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aBeadle's Pocket Novels No. 71  aRelease date is 2021-09-06  aDavid Edwards, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Northern Illinois University Digital Library)  a"Delaware Tom; or, The Traitor Guide" by Jos. E. Badger is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds during the mid-1850s, focusing on a wagon train of emigrants making their arduous journey through hostile territories. Central to the narrative are key characters like Clara Calhoun, a strong-willed young woman; Dusky Dick, the ambiguous guide with nefarious intentions; and Tom Maxwell, a seasoned guide who seems to reside firmly on the side of the emigrants.  The beginning of the novel sets the tone with a typical scene from the Old West, where the wagon train moves slowly across a desolate landscape. Clara Calhoun's disdain for her fellow traveler, Dusky Dick, quickly escalates, revealing tensions within the group. Initially, Clara expresses distrust towards Dusky Dick, suspecting his loyalty, especially after overhearing a threat he makes towards her. The chapter closes with the suggestion of impending danger as old guide Tom Maxwell grows vigilant, holding suspicions of Dusky Dick's true motives, laying the groundwork for the conflicts and peril to come as the emigrants face both internal strife and external threats from Indian tribes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: Beadle and Adams, 1876  aIndians of North America -- Fiction  aWestern stories  aFrontier and pioneer life -- Fiction  aOutlaws -- Fiction  aAbduction -- Fiction  aDime novels  aWest (U.S.) -- Fiction  aWagon trains -- Fiction 0aBeadle's Pocket Novels No. 7140uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66227