Project Gutenberg 2009-06-14 Public domain in the USA. 343 Garland, Hamlin 1860 1940 They of the High Trails The grub-staker -- The cow-boss -- The remittance man -- The lonesome man -- The trail tramp -- The prospector -- The outlaw -- The leaser -- The forest ranger. E-text prepared by Barbara Kosker and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) "They of the High Trails" by Hamlin Garland is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book explores the lives and adventures of various characters in the American West, particularly focusing on the themes of gold prospecting and the rugged lifestyle associated with it. The main character introduced in the opening chapter is Sherman F. Bidwell, an aging prospector struggling with financial difficulties and a complicated relationship with the widow Delaney, who runs a local boarding house. The opening of the novel sets the stage in a small mining town, revealing the dynamics between Bidwell and the widow, as well as his fellow boarders. As Bidwell discusses his gold prospecting hopes with his landlady, it becomes clear that he faces both external challenges in the treacherous wilderness and internal conflicts surrounding his aspirations and personal connections. The dialogue between him and Mrs. Delaney introduces humor and tension, highlighting Bidwell's desperation and the widow's tough love, while also hinting at the larger themes of ambition and the pursuit of dreams in the unforgiving landscape of the West. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Western stories PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 659837 2025-08-12T06:30:00.853422 text/html 665879 2009-06-14T16:23:12 text/html 723003 2025-08-12T06:30:12.475406 application/epub+zip 729635 2025-08-12T06:30:03.654436 application/epub+zip 337583 2025-08-12T06:30:02.083398 application/epub+zip 982054 2025-08-12T06:30:18.607329 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 925581 2025-08-12T06:30:10.864363 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 497034 2022-09-13T13:41:08.762258 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 598865 2025-08-12T06:29:58.754494 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 598465 2009-06-14T16:18:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 598494 2009-06-14T16:18:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20484 2025-08-12T06:30:18.771338 application/rdf+xml 12343 2025-08-12T06:30:02.615421 image/jpeg 3607 2025-08-12T06:30:02.347418 image/jpeg 233252 2009-06-14T16:18:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 657473 2009-06-14T16:26:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 233227 2009-06-14T16:18:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 718297 2025-08-12T06:30:00.929491 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