Project Gutenberg 2012-11-09 Public domain in the USA. 211 Birge, Julius Charles 1839 1923 Birge, Julius C. 13000024 The Awakening of the Desert Produced by Greg Bergquist, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Awakening of the Desert" by Julius Charles Birge is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The narrative chronicles the experiences of a group of men embarking on a westward expedition across the American plains during the tumultuous post-Civil War era, particularly focusing on their journey to the Pacific Coast. The book explores themes of adventure, survival, and the interaction between settlers and the Native American tribes of the time. The opening of the book introduces a group of six men in Whitewater, Wisconsin, who gather around a fire to discuss a proposed camping trip to the Pacific Coast in spring 1866. Led by Captain Hill Whitmore, the party plans to outfit a wagon train to transport goods across the plains to Salt Lake, which poses both an opportunity for economic gain and considerable risks due to hostile encounters with Native Americans. As they prepare for their journey, the young members of the party reflect on their aspirations and the allure of the wild West, setting the stage for the challenges and adventures that lie ahead on their path. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41333/41333-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 62.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) West (U.S.) -- Social life and customs F590.3 Text Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing Category: History - American 803246 2025-07-16T15:41:51.513874 text/html 787529 2024-10-23T12:06:44 text/html 1705854 2025-07-16T15:42:00.616772 application/epub+zip 1715870 2025-07-16T15:41:53.102856 application/epub+zip 398795 2025-07-16T15:41:52.293806 application/epub+zip 1924942 2025-07-16T15:42:06.540758 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1860332 2025-07-16T15:41:59.633789 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 546801 2022-09-18T20:14:11.894836 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 742547 2023-09-18T05:58:46.340640 text/plain 722606 2024-10-23T12:06:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16661 2025-07-16T15:42:06.692732 application/rdf+xml 20532 2025-07-16T15:41:52.404805 image/jpeg 2265 2025-07-16T15:41:52.349806 image/jpeg 1589697 2025-07-16T15:41:51.644836 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