02394cam a22003613u 4500 73207 UtSlPG 20260610134707.0 m cr n 260607r20241928utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Tuttle, W. C. (Wilbur C.), 1883-1969 The Morgan trail Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2024 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2024-03-19 Roger Frank and Sue Clark "The Morgan Trail: A Story of Hashknife Hartley" by W. C. Tuttle is a novel written in the late 1920s." The story revolves around Rex Morgan, a young man who grapples with the sudden death of his mother, which leaves him alone and financially uncertain. As he embarks on a journey of self-discovery, he encounters the lawless complexities of life in the West, leading to confrontations involving the fierce cattleman Peter Morgan and a few troublesome nesters. "At the start of the novel, Rex returns home after his mother’s funeral only to realize he has no money and no knowledge of the world, having been sheltered throughout his upbringing." In his emotional turmoil, he is approached by a neighbor, Amos Weed, who offers him a job driving a delivery wagon for his grocery store. This initial foray into employment takes a disastrous turn when Rex's inexperience leads to a chaotic accident involving the delivery wagon that results in a series of comedic and troublesome encounters. As he sets off for Mesa City to investigate his mother’s past and the origins of a mysterious check, Rex begins to uncover the harsh realities of the world he is entering and the tangled family ties he must navigate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1928 Western stories Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Murder -- Fiction Youth -- Fiction Hartley, Hashknife (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Stevens, Sleepy (Fictitious character) -- Fiction https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73207 113932 113932