Project Gutenberg 2013-12-26 Public domain in the USA. 173 Aimard, Gustave 1818 1883 Gloux, Olivier Wraxall, Lascelles, Sir 1828 1865 Wraxall, C. F. L. (Charles Frederick Lascelles) Wraxall, Frederick Charles Lascelles, Sir Wraxall, Sir C. F. Lascelles L'Araucan. English Last of the Incas: A Romance of the Pampas Produced by Camille Bernard and Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Bodleian Libraries at Oxford.) "Last of the Incas: A Romance of the Pampas" by Gustave Aimard is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. Set in the patagonian wilderness, the story follows the lives and adventures of various characters, particularly focusing on a group of gaucho scouts known as bomberos, who are dedicated to protecting a Spanish settlement from native Indian attacks. The narrative explores themes of bravery, vengeance, and the clash between European settlers and indigenous people. The opening of the novel introduces the harsh and wild landscape of Patagonia and its inhabitants. It centers on a character named Pedrito, a young gaucho, who is trying to navigate the treacherous environment, where he encounters his fellow bomberos. They share news of imminent threats from the indigenous Aucas, igniting their desire for revenge against those who have wronged them. The narrative quickly captures the tension building as the bomberos prepare to confront an Indian meeting at the sacred Tree of Gualichu, highlighting the complex relationships between characters while foreshadowing the conflicts to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Mapuche Indians -- Fiction Indians of South America -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure 387348 2025-08-18T05:02:47.934857 text/html 367483 2024-10-23T21:27:52 text/html 222818 2025-08-18T05:02:56.242338 application/epub+zip 228985 2025-08-18T05:02:51.048848 application/epub+zip 210505 2025-08-18T05:02:49.854834 application/epub+zip 463275 2025-08-18T05:03:00.119336 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 451747 2025-08-18T05:02:55.476314 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375029 2022-09-20T09:46:10.163714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364600 2025-08-18T05:02:46.862862 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 344733 2024-10-23T21:27:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17576 2025-08-18T05:03:00.262287 application/rdf+xml 18135 2025-08-18T05:02:50.357829 image/jpeg 4090 2025-08-18T05:02:50.104828 image/jpeg 218730 2025-08-18T05:02:47.965832 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia