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100 1 _aReid, Mayne,
_d1818-1883
245 1 4 _aThe Desert Home: The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
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
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24268
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