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 Project Gutenberg 2008-01-13 Public domain in the USA. 221 Reid, Mayne 1818 1883 Mayne-Reid, Captain Reid, Thomas Mayne The Desert Home: The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Desert Home: The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness" by Captain Mayne Reid is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The book chronicles the journey of a group of settlers traversing the Great American Desert, illustrating their challenges and encounters in the untamed wilderness. Key themes involve survival, the beauty of nature, and humanity's interaction with the environment. The opening of the narrative introduces the vast and diverse landscape of the Great American Desert, comparing it to the Sahara and detailing its geographical features, such as mountains, rivers, and various vegetation. A party of "prairie merchants" sets off from Saint Louis, determined to explore the wilderness, but they face a treacherous journey with extreme thirst and fatigue. Eventually, they are filled with hope upon spotting a snow-capped mountain, signifying the potential for fresh water, leading them to a riverside oasis where they encounter a hospitable family and embark on further adventures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Family -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Natural history -- Juvenile fiction Rocky Mountains -- Juvenile fiction Wilderness survival -- Juvenile fiction Frontier and pioneer life -- Juvenile fiction West (U.S.) -- Juvenile fiction Deserts -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 559019 2025-08-10T06:45:26.130330 text/html 567752 2008-01-13T10:38:24 text/html 684112 2025-08-10T06:45:35.433235 application/epub+zip 692621 2025-08-10T06:45:29.872306 application/epub+zip 275165 2025-08-10T06:45:28.491269 application/epub+zip 1007229 2025-08-10T06:45:39.557299 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 994572 2025-08-10T06:45:34.496234 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 448511 2022-09-11T09:11:26.834598 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 542643 2025-08-10T06:45:25.569293 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 542405 2008-01-13T10:38:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20249 2025-08-10T06:45:39.682228 application/rdf+xml 24240 2025-08-10T06:45:28.983255 image/jpeg 4766 2025-08-10T06:45:28.737258 image/jpeg 574862 2008-01-13T10:38:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 201376 2008-01-13T10:38:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 668578 2025-08-10T06:45:26.189254 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia