Project Gutenberg 2006-02-20 Public domain in the USA. 100 King, Charles 1844 1933 Foes in Ambush Produced by Suzanne Shell, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Foes in Ambush" by Charles King is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds against the tense backdrop of Arizona in the post-Civil War era, focusing on the experiences of soldiers navigating through a land rife with danger, including hostile Apache tribes and outlawed gangs. The main characters include the paymaster Major Plummer, Sergeant Feeny, and members of the Harvey family, who find themselves embroiled in a treacherous situation involving deception and potential kidnapping. At the start of the novel, the narrative introduces the scorching Arizona landscape and the weary paymaster, Major Plummer, who is overseeing a military escort carrying government funds. Discontented with his slow-moving crew, he becomes aware of potential threats as Sergeant Feeny expresses concerns about their safety during the upcoming night journey. The tension escalates with the arrival of men returning from an ill-fated mission, revealing that the Apache threat is real and imminent. At the same time, the subplot regarding the Harvey family introduces young women who are caught in the crossfire of these conflicting forces. The opening masterfully sets the stage for a tale of bravery and survival amidst isolation and betrayal, raising questions about trust, duty, and the dire consequences of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 385900 2025-07-07T12:53:21.566047 text/html 390396 2006-02-20T06:14:18 text/html 287472 2025-07-07T12:53:28.055982 application/epub+zip 290200 2025-07-07T12:53:23.485024 application/epub+zip 229975 2025-07-07T12:53:22.328054 application/epub+zip 442787 2025-07-07T12:53:31.599029 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411977 2025-07-07T12:53:27.304988 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322849 2022-09-08T13:06:35.640416 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358949 2025-07-07T12:53:20.975035 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 358798 2006-02-20T06:14:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 358789 2006-02-20T06:14:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21285 2025-07-07T12:53:31.826979 application/rdf+xml 11229 2025-07-07T12:53:22.828009 image/jpeg 3006 2025-07-07T12:53:22.575048 image/jpeg 141207 2006-02-20T06:14:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 205220 2006-02-20T06:14:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 141141 2006-02-20T06:14:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 272446 2025-07-07T12:53:21.603054 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