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100 1 _aPyle, Howard,
_d1853-1911
245 1 4 _aThe Price of Blood: An Extravaganza of New York Life in 1807
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aIllustrated by the author.
500 _aRelease date is 2015-03-18
508 _aProduced by Sankar Viswanathan, David Edwards, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Price of Blood: An Extravaganza of New York Life in 1807" by Howard Pyle is a historical fiction novel written during the late 19th century. The book is set in New York City at the dawn of the 19th century, portraying the cosmopolitan society of the time. It chronicles the life of a young lawyer navigating a series of unusual and dangerous events tied to his clients, offering a blend of adventure and moral reflection. In this narrative, the protagonist, Nathaniel Griscombe, embarks on a tumultuous journey after being approached by a mysterious client who reveals that his life is in imminent danger due to a political conspiracy involving treasures hidden in a strongbox. Griscombe's subsequent encounters involve a cast of eccentric characters, including a game-playing East Indian nobleman and an emotionally tormented brother. Throughout the story, Griscombe must balance his duty to protect his clients, including a young woman oblivious to her father's tragic fate. The tale culminates in a dramatic unveiling of secrets and a quest for redemption as Griscombe grapples with the moral complexities of the circumstances he finds himself entangled in, ultimately leading to a surprising conclusion. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aNew York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48521
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