Project Gutenberg 2016-06-17 Public domain in the USA. 110 Coolidge, Dane 1873 1940 Duer, Douglas 1887 1964 Monahan, P. J. 1882 1931 Sullivan, Patrick John The Desert Trail Produced by Graeme Mackreth and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Desert Trail" by Dane Coolidge is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in a border town amidst the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution, primarily focusing on the adventures of two main characters, Bud Hooker and Philip De Lancey. As they navigate the gritty realities of the American-Mexico border, the narrative explores themes of friendship, loyalty, and the pursuit of fortune against a volatile landscape. At the start of the narrative, readers are introduced to the lively town of Gadsden, where a cast of characters, including adventurers and refugees, gather amidst the tension of the ongoing Mexican conflict. Hooker and De Lancey, having escaped from dangerous situations in Mexico, arrive in Gadsden with hopes of finding new opportunities. They encounter an old prospector, Henry Kruger, who proposes a risky yet promising mining venture in Mexico, leading them into a web of intrigue involving betrayal, trust, and the pursuit of a lost mine. The opening establishes a rich setting that foreshadows the adventures and challenges the characters will face as they delve deeper into the enigmatic world of mining and Mexican culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Western stories Gold mines and mining -- Fiction Gadsden (Ariz.) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 426388 2025-08-21T05:09:51.842118 text/html 409129 2024-10-23T00:44:47 text/html 284115 2025-08-21T05:09:57.123105 application/epub+zip 289662 2025-08-21T05:09:52.538142 application/epub+zip 198720 2025-08-21T05:09:52.189115 application/epub+zip 426280 2025-08-21T05:10:00.803099 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395435 2025-08-21T05:09:56.794131 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305230 2022-09-23T21:14:10.263199 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 404982 2025-08-21T05:09:51.052198 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 385113 2024-10-23T00:44:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17979 2025-08-21T05:10:00.955079 application/rdf+xml 11157 2025-08-21T05:09:52.272124 image/jpeg 2506 2025-08-21T05:09:52.230122 image/jpeg 273470 2025-08-21T05:09:51.889134 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 en.wikipedia