Project Gutenberg 2011-06-21 Public domain in the USA. 150 Wood, Henry Cleveland 1855 Wood, Henry C. 08019573 The Night Riders A Thrilling Story of Love, Hate and Adventure, Graphically Depicting the Tobacco Uprising in Kentucky Produced by David Garcia, Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library) "The Night Riders" by Henry Cleveland Wood is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story focuses on the tobacco uprising in Kentucky, exploring themes of love, conflict, and adventure as characters navigate the tension between local farmers and the toll-gate system. The narrative centers on Sally Brown, a toll-gate keeper, her mother, and Milton Derr, her love interest, against a backdrop of civil unrest. The opening of the book introduces the daily life of a poor family living by a tollgate and hints at the larger issues at play with the mention of rising tensions over tolls and taxes. Sally's relationship with her mother reveals differing attitudes about potential suitors and survival, particularly regarding the Squire, who represents authority and potential security. As the story progresses, readers catch a glimpse of Milton Derr's evolving involvement with the Night Riders, a secret organization planning to challenge the power structure threatening their livelihoods. The stage is set for conflict as the characters grapple with personal desires and their roles in the social upheaval. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Historical fiction Kentucky -- Fiction Tobacco farmers -- Fiction Night Riders (Group) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 353903 2025-08-15T03:54:25.152056 text/html 357202 2011-06-21T10:52:46 text/html 1136023 2025-08-15T03:54:33.625982 application/epub+zip 1136965 2025-08-15T03:54:28.225050 application/epub+zip 212061 2025-08-15T03:54:26.776022 application/epub+zip 1332200 2025-08-15T03:54:37.587983 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1285292 2025-08-15T03:54:32.515984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349367 2022-09-16T15:47:49.628141 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309542 2025-08-15T03:54:24.246025 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 309550 2011-06-21T10:52:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19334 2025-08-15T03:54:37.720959 application/rdf+xml 12524 2025-08-15T03:54:27.283034 image/jpeg 3243 2025-08-15T03:54:27.028028 image/jpeg 1026385 2011-06-21T10:52:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 119133 2011-06-21T10:52:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 1099432 2025-08-15T03:54:25.229019 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