Project Gutenberg 2013-06-30 Public domain in the USA. 162 Henty, G. A. (George Alfred) 1832 1902 Henty, George Alfred Henty, G.A. In the Hands of the Cave-Dwellers E-text prepared by David Edwards, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "In the Hands of the Cave-Dwellers" by G. A. Henty is a historical novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story follows William Harland, a young sailor who becomes embroiled in adventures in early Californian territories during the early 1830s, as he encounters and befriends Juan Sarasta, a young Mexican nobleman. As the narrative unfolds, tensions mount with the threat of Indian raids, weaving themes of bravery, friendship, and danger throughout. The opening of the book introduces us to young William Harland, who has recently deserted his ship and finds himself in San Diego. After a chance encounter in which he saves Juan Sarasta from a group of attackers, the two form an immediate friendship. Juan, although grateful, has his own troubles involving a rival suitor who seems intent on harming him. As they navigate their way through San Diego and beyond, they form plans for Juan's visit to his wealthy father’s ranch, while ominous hints of conflict and adventure loom ahead with Indian tribes known for their volatility. The initial chapters establish a rich historical context, character development, and set the stage for future conflicts involving both human antagonists and the wilderness itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43067/43067-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 75.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure stories Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Sailors -- Juvenile fiction Cruelty -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Mexico -- Juvenile fiction Courage -- Juvenile fiction Youth and death -- Juvenile fiction Apache Indians -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure 205773 2025-08-17T10:56:10.331338 text/html 182127 2024-10-23T16:40:16 text/html 593426 2025-08-17T10:56:13.624795 application/epub+zip 594257 2025-08-17T10:56:10.953336 application/epub+zip 133052 2025-08-17T10:56:10.634313 application/epub+zip 671403 2025-08-17T10:56:15.791785 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 654468 2025-08-17T10:56:13.292785 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 194092 2022-09-19T16:19:44.471039 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 190826 2025-08-17T10:56:10.050332 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 170872 2024-10-23T16:40:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19391 2025-08-17T10:56:15.924814 application/rdf+xml 23904 2025-08-17T10:56:10.707317 image/jpeg 3920 2025-08-17T10:56:10.670332 image/jpeg 543781 2025-08-17T10:56:10.359345 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