Project Gutenberg 2006-05-14 Public domain in the USA. 165 Harte, Bret 1836 1902 Harte, Francis Bret Snow-Bound at Eagle's Produced by Donald Lainson; David Widger "Snow-Bound at Eagle's" by Bret Harte is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows John Hale, a civic-minded man from the East who finds himself caught in a stagecoach robbery in the Sierras, where he and his fellow passengers are forced to confront bandits. As the narrative unfolds, the stark realities of life in the rugged West clash with Hale's expectations of civility and order, leading to both a physical and moral journey. The opening of "Snow-Bound at Eagle's" introduces us to Hale and three other passengers on a stagecoach traveling through dark, mysterious forests. Suddenly, the coach is stopped by bandits who demand their valuables. Hale, filled with a mix of fear and indignation, witnesses the lack of response from his companions, revealing their desensitization to danger. After the robbery, he grapples with his sense of honor and justice, prompting an impulsive decision to pursue the thieves. As the narrative progresses, Hale's journey will intertwine with the lives of those he encounters in the wilderness, exploring themes of bravery, morality, and the struggle for survival in a lawless land. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Frontier and pioneer life -- California -- Fiction Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) -- Fiction California -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 250909 2025-07-01T12:26:27.488896 text/html 257926 2021-01-27T15:42:53 text/html; charset=utf-8 87111 2021-01-27T15:42:53 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 161502 2025-07-01T12:26:33.534834 application/epub+zip 163881 2025-07-01T12:26:30.205901 application/epub+zip 147621 2025-07-01T12:26:29.101940 application/epub+zip 320929 2025-07-01T12:26:36.079814 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305126 2025-07-01T12:26:32.864884 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278308 2022-09-01T14:24:23.666706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214550 2025-07-01T12:26:27.061886 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 214472 2018-03-04T15:58:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 82929 2018-03-19T10:52:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 210973 2006-05-13T16:42:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 82460 2006-05-13T16:42:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21120 2025-07-01T12:26:36.201877 application/rdf+xml 15320 2025-07-01T12:26:29.596861 image/jpeg 3787 2025-07-01T12:26:29.348858 image/jpeg 159117 2025-07-01T12:26:27.506919 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