02247cam a22003133u 4500 44691 UtSlPG 20260610134027.0 m cr n 260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Ritchie, Robert Welles, 1879-1942 Dust of the Desert Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2014 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2014-01-17 Produced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Dust of the Desert" by Robert Welles Ritchie is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in the harsh, untamed landscape of the desert, focusing on themes of adventure, romance, and the clash of cultures. The narrative introduces several characters, including the spirited Benicia O'Donoju, the impulsive Red One (El Rojo), and the determined engineer Grant Hickman, whose lives intertwine amidst the backdrop of the great American Southwest. The opening of the novel sets the tone with a historical prologue about the "Road of the Dead Men," hinting at themes of exploration and peril. It describes the return of the O'Donoju family to the Mission of the Four Evangelists for a ceremony, introducing Benicia, the daughter who longs for her home in the desert. As the family's strong-willed lineage is established, El Rojo’s unexpected arrival disrupts the peace, hinting at a troubled family history intertwined with tragedy and romance. Grant Hickman, on his journey to Arizona, accidentally intervenes in a dispute involving Benicia, setting off a chain of events that will connect all characters in an intricate story of love, betrayal, and survival against the backdrop of the unforgiving desert landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Western stories Southwest, New -- Fiction https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44691 85530 85530