Project Gutenberg 2010-04-23 Public domain in the USA. 186 Nason, Frank Lewis 1856 1928 The Vision of Elijah Berl Produced by David Edwards, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Vision of Elijah Berl" by Frank Lewis Nason is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative focuses on the ambitious Elijah Berl, his visionary plans for transforming California’s arid landscape into a land of prosperity through agriculture, primarily orange farming. The story explores themes of personal ambition, divine guidance, and the complexities of human relationships, particularly between Elijah, his wife Amy, and fellow engineer Ralph Winston. The opening of the novel introduces a sweeping, vivid landscape of California, contrasting its barren past with potential prosperity due to gold rushes and agricultural developments. Elijah Berl is portrayed as a determined man who passionately believes in transforming the land for agriculture, yet he faces internal struggles concerning his relationships, particularly with his wife Amy, who fears losing her husband to his ambitious pursuits. Meanwhile, the budding partnership with Winston presents ethical dilemmas that will challenge their vision and values as they embark on their enterprise, setting the stage for conflicts that will unfold throughout the narrative. The stage is set for an exploration of fulfillment and the sacrifices that accompany the pursuit of greatness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/32107/32107-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 83.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en California -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 399538 2025-10-13T07:32:28.016995 text/html 400095 2021-01-06T12:40:26 text/html 186362 2025-10-13T07:32:32.889979 application/epub+zip 192220 2025-10-13T07:32:28.736997 application/epub+zip 192220 2025-10-13T07:32:28.377019 application/epub+zip 327756 2025-10-13T07:32:36.404992 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298366 2025-10-13T07:32:32.528981 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298488 2022-09-14T16:25:32.000657 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378656 2025-10-13T07:32:27.253031 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 378416 2021-01-06T12:40:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 378430 2021-01-06T12:40:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19968 2025-10-13T07:32:36.532935 application/rdf+xml 21658 2025-10-13T07:32:28.453036 image/jpeg 3622 2025-10-13T07:32:28.415979 image/jpeg 144356 2021-01-06T12:40:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 175392 2021-01-06T12:40:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 144317 2021-01-06T12:40:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 175624 2025-10-13T07:32:28.050972 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