Project Gutenberg 2006-05-14 Public domain in the USA. 154 Harte, Bret 1836 1902 Harte, Francis Bret A Waif of the Plains Produced by Donald Lainson; David Widger "A Waif of the Plains" by Bret Harte is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story unfolds in the context of the American frontier, focusing on the travels and experiences of two children, Clarence and Susy, as they embark on a journey across the plains in an emigrant wagon heading toward California. The book explores themes of survival, companionship, and the innocence of childhood set against the backdrop of the harsh realities of pioneer life. At the start of the narrative, readers are introduced to Clarence, an orphan traveling with the Silsbee family, and Susy, the young daughter of the family's leader. As the wagon train makes its way through the monotonous yet treacherous terrain, Clarence navigates his feelings of displacement and dependency. The children engage in innocent play, but their world is abruptly shattered when they find themselves lost and separated from the train. As they strive to return to safety, the children confront the dangers of the frontier, including tensions with Native Americans and the trauma of loss, culminating in a deeply transformative experience that shapes their journey and character development throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Frontier and pioneer life -- United States -- Fiction Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Fiction PS Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 268007 2025-07-01T12:22:58.453381 text/html 274022 2021-01-27T15:42:41 text/html; charset=utf-8 94250 2021-01-27T15:42:41 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 160132 2025-07-01T12:23:03.392348 application/epub+zip 162463 2025-07-01T12:23:00.102333 application/epub+zip 162464 2025-07-01T12:22:59.059331 application/epub+zip 303896 2025-07-01T12:23:05.964296 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 286819 2025-07-01T12:23:02.770278 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265548 2022-09-01T14:19:40.506455 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232047 2025-07-01T12:22:58.058346 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 231968 2018-03-04T15:17:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 89729 2018-03-19T11:07:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 228945 2006-05-13T16:35:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 89320 2006-05-13T16:35:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20888 2025-07-01T12:23:06.087293 application/rdf+xml 12635 2025-07-01T12:22:59.540356 image/jpeg 3412 2025-07-01T12:22:59.298314 image/jpeg 156486 2025-07-01T12:22:58.473363 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