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_aReid, Mayne, _d1818-1883 |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | _aThe Desert Home: The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2008 |
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_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats |
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_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia |
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_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2008-01-13 | ||
| 508 | _aProduced by Nick Hodson of London, England | ||
| 520 | _a"The Desert Home: The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness" by Captain Mayne Reid is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The book chronicles the journey of a group of settlers traversing the Great American Desert, illustrating their challenges and encounters in the untamed wilderness. Key themes involve survival, the beauty of nature, and humanity's interaction with the environment. The opening of the narrative introduces the vast and diverse landscape of the Great American Desert, comparing it to the Sahara and detailing its geographical features, such as mountains, rivers, and various vegetation. A party of "prairie merchants" sets off from Saint Louis, determined to explore the wilderness, but they face a treacherous journey with extreme thirst and fatigue. Eventually, they are filled with hope upon spotting a snow-capped mountain, signifying the potential for fresh water, leading them to a riverside oasis where they encounter a hospitable family and embark on further adventures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
| 534 | _nOriginal publication data not identified | ||
| 653 | _aFamily -- Juvenile fiction | ||
| 653 | _aVoyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction | ||
| 653 | _aNatural history -- Juvenile fiction | ||
| 653 | _aRocky Mountains -- Juvenile fiction | ||
| 653 | _aWilderness survival -- Juvenile fiction | ||
| 653 | _aFrontier and pioneer life -- Juvenile fiction | ||
| 653 | _aWest (U.S.) -- Juvenile fiction | ||
| 653 | _aDeserts -- Juvenile fiction | ||
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