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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aWinthrop, Theodore,
_d1828-1861
245 1 0 _aJohn Brent
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2024-05-31
508 _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.)
520 _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.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1861
653 _aWestern stories
653 _aLondon (England) -- Fiction
653 _aLove stories
653 _aAdventure stories
653 _aKidnapping -- Fiction
653 _aCalifornia -- Fiction
653 _aLatter Day Saints -- Fiction
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/johnbrent00wint_0/page/n3/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73738
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