02396cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000350012624500250016126400510018630000470023733600260028433700260031033800360033650000310037250802660040352010930066953400580176265300200182065300170184065300220185765300480187985600450192785600430197299900190201572893UtSlPG20260610134703.0mcr n260607r20241926utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a26016332  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aMcCulley, Johnston,d1883-195810aCaptain Fly-by-Night 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2024-02-07  aSusan E., Tim Lindell, Thiers Halliwell, who created the book cover, which is placed in the public domain and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)  a"Captain Fly-by-Night" by Johnston McCulley is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of California during a tumultuous historical period, the story follows the adventures of the titular character, a caballero known for his charm and mischief, as he navigates through social and political tensions in his quest for love, wealth, and reputation.  At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Sergeant Carlos Cassara and a group of soldiers at a presidio in Santa Barbara, California, during a lazy siesta. Unbeknownst to them, a neophyte Indian is anxiously awaiting the arrival of his brother while being reprimanded by the sergeant. The atmosphere changes with the arrival of a mysterious traveler, whose unexpected presence stirs curiosity and suspicion among the soldiers. The beginning sets the stage for themes of deception, camaraderie, and the complexities of colonial life, while hinting at an intrigue involving conspiracy as various characters’ fates intertwine in a land rife with uncertainty. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cNew York: G. Howard Watt, 1926  aWestern stories  aLove stories  aAdventure stories  aCalifornia -- History -- To 1846 -- Fiction4 uhttps://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b314588740uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72893  c113618d113618