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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aDewey, Frederick H.
245 1 4 _aThe phantom tracker; or, The prisoner of the hill cave
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aBeadle's Pocket Novels No. 48
500 _aRelease date is 2022-06-12
508 _aDavid Edwards, SF2001, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Northern Illinois University Digital Library)
520 _a"The Phantom Tracker; or, The Prisoner of the Hill Cave" by Frederick H. Dewey is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story appears to unfold across a rugged, desolate wilderness known as the Land of Silence, involving themes of adventure, treasure hunting, and conflict in the face of danger. Central to the narrative is Pedro Felipe, a Mexican scout, who embarks on a quest to find treasure hidden in a notorious cave after a thrilling rescue of his master's daughter from a band of robbers. At the start of the novel, the oppressive atmosphere of the scorching Gila River setting envelops the reader, showcasing nature's lethargy through the eyes of animal life observed in the heat. The narrative introduces Pedro Felipe, an experienced and cunning scout determined to seek a hidden treasure believed to be in a ghostly landscape, while his backstory reveals both admiration and ambition. As the opening chapters progress, another key character surfaces, Christina Wheeler, a spirited girl who becomes lost during an encounter with pursuing Apaches. The plot quickly escalates as a group of horsemen, along with Pedro, embark on perilous paths that intertwine their fates against the backdrop of a vast, unforgiving landscape, setting the stage for an exhilarating adventure rife with suspense and challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Beadle and Adams, 1873
653 _aGhost stories
653 _aFrontier and pioneer life -- Fiction
653 _aOutlaws -- Fiction
653 _aApache Indians -- Fiction
653 _aArizona -- Fiction
653 _aAbduction -- Fiction
653 _aMexico -- Fiction
653 _aDime novels
653 _aComanche Indians -- Fiction
653 _aWagon trains -- Fiction
653 _aMexicans -- Fiction
830 0 _aBeadle's Pocket Novels No. 48
856 4 _uhttps://dimenovels.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/dimenovels:196975/datastream/PDF
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68300
999 _c109116
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