02475cam a22003853u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000350011324500150014826400510016330000470021433600260026133700260028733800360031350000310034950802050038052011280058553400710171365300200178465300320180465300170183665300220185365300260187565300260190165300330192785600670196085600430202799900190207073738UtSlPG20260610134715.0mcr n260607r20241861utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aWinthrop, Theodore,d1828-186110aJohn Brent 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2024-05-31  aTim Lindell, Carol Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"John Brent" by Theodore Winthrop is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around the experiences of Richard Wade, who serves as a narrator and a sympathetic observer, recounting his adventures alongside his friend John Brent, a man of depth and complexity. The narrative begins in the rugged landscape of California during the gold rush, exploring themes of ambition, disillusionment, and the quest for identity in a changing society.  The opening of the novel introduces Richard Wade, who reflects on his time working a quartz mine in California, a venture marked by struggle and disappointment. As he recounts his bitter experiences digging for gold that never yields, he receives news of his sister's death, which rekindles his purpose and prompts him to return home. With plans to traverse the plains on horseback, Wade's journey promises encounters with various characters and adventures, setting the stage for his friendship with John Brent—a man shaped by both hardship and ambition as they navigate the trials of the American frontier together. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1861  aWestern stories  aLondon (England) -- Fiction  aLove stories  aAdventure stories  aKidnapping -- Fiction  aCalifornia -- Fiction  aLatter Day Saints -- Fiction4 uhttps://archive.org/details/johnbrent00wint_0/page/n3/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73738  c114463d114463