Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 111 Palmer, Frederick 1873 1958 Over the Pass Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Over the Pass" by Frederick Palmer is a novel written in the early 20th century, specifically in 1912. The book centers around themes of adventure, personal conflict, and romance set against the backdrop of the Arizona desert. The story introduces the protagonist, Jack Wingfield, a young and seemingly carefree cowboy style traveler, whose fate intertwines with a determined young woman named Mary Ewold and the dangerous local ruffian, Pete Leddy. The opening of the novel establishes a vivid setting as Jack rides through the Galeria Pass, enjoying the beauty of the Arizona landscape. His laid-back demeanor is abruptly interrupted when he overhears a tense conversation between Mary and Leddy, revealing a threatening situation. Jack intervenes in a somewhat playful manner, but the seriousness of Leddy's character becomes apparent when he reveals that he is a reputedly dangerous man with six notches on his gun. The scene shifts from simple observation to dramatics as Jack's cheerful indifference clashes with the darker elements surrounding Mary, setting the stage for a confrontation between the whimsical traveler and the violent local, ultimately foreshadowing a duel that could decide life or death for Jack. The dynamic between these characters creates a blend of humor, tension, and attraction that hints at the deeper themes of courage and identity in the face of danger. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Western stories Fathers and sons -- Fiction Love stories Young men -- Fiction Children of the rich -- Fiction Arizona -- Fiction PS Text Category: Romance Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 737793 2025-08-05T05:45:54.758356 text/html 737774 737653 2024-11-05T07:12:57.275425 2023-10-05T07:37:09.086220 text/html text/html 343586 2025-08-05T05:46:04.400290 application/epub+zip 354312 2025-08-05T05:45:56.816269 application/epub+zip 354312 2025-08-05T05:45:55.517417 application/epub+zip 599493 2025-08-05T05:46:10.209247 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 549325 2025-08-05T05:46:03.504322 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 514330 2022-09-05T10:47:12.880546 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 668901 2025-08-05T05:45:54.212316 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 649212 2024-10-28T18:17:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18875 2025-08-05T05:46:10.481214 application/rdf+xml 10706 2025-08-05T05:45:56.018321 image/jpeg 2988 2025-08-05T05:45:55.765319 image/jpeg 337696 2025-08-05T05:45:54.815337 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia