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100 1 _aReid, Mayne,
_d1818-1883
245 1 4 _aThe Lost Mountain: A Tale of Sonora
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2011-03-21
508 _aProduced by Nick Hodson of London, England
520 _a"The Lost Mountain: A Tale of Sonora" by Captain Mayne Reid is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in the Sonoran desert and follows a caravan of miners, led by the professional gold-seeker Pedro Vicente, as they journey toward a newly discovered gold mine. Among the characters are Don Estevan Villanueva and Robert Tresillian, representing different ethnic backgrounds, who face the peril of a waterless environment and the looming threat of hostile Native Americans. At the start of the tale, the caravan struggles through a drought-stricken plain, with animals distressed from lack of water. The arrival of Pedro Vicente, who claims to have sighted the "Lost Mountain," brings a glimmer of hope for the miners. As they make their way toward the mountain, the group is ultimately faced with the dual challenges of survival amidst harsh conditions and the imminent threat of a marauding band of Coyoteros, who are determined to exact vengeance on the miners. The opening is rich in detail, establishing the characters, setting, and overarching conflicts that will drive the narrative forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aCamping -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aIndians of North America -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aAdventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aNatural history -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aRescues -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aMountains -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aOutdoor life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aCoyote -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aRiou, Edouard,
_d1833-1900
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35649
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