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 Project Gutenberg 2021-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 160 Ellis, Edward Sylvester 1840 1916 Jayne, R. H. Ellis, E. S. (Edward Sylvester) Ellis, Edward S. (Edward Sylvester) Randolph, Geoffrey Hawthorne, R. M. LaSalle, Charles E. Adams, J. F. C. (James Fenimore Cooper) Adams, James Fenimore Cooper Adams, Capt. "Bruin" Muller, Billex Robins, Seelin Belknap, Boynton H. Belknap, B. H. (Boynton H.) Rodman, Emerson Hunter, Ned Lasalle, Chas. E. Emerson, Edwin Lightning Jo, the Terror of the Santa Fe Trail: A Tale of the Present Day David Edwards, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Northern Illinois University Digital Library at http://digital.lib.niu.edu/) "Lightning Jo, the Terror of the Santa Fe Trail: A Tale of the Present Day" by Capt. J. F. C. Adams is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The story is set against the backdrop of the American West, where the central focus revolves around the heroic efforts of Lightning Jo and a group of frontier men as they attempt to rescue beleaguered families from a brutal Comanche attack. The novel captures themes of courage, survival, and the fierce struggle between settlers and Native American tribes during a tumultuous period in history. At the start of the novel, a desperate message arrives at Fort Adams, detailing a harrowing situation where a group of settlers, including women and children, are under siege by Comanche warriors at Dead Man’s Gulch. The messenger, Jim Gibbons, relays the urgent need for help after a fierce two-day battle that has left many casualties. Colonel Greaves of the fort decides to send a hundred men, led by the renowned scout, Lightning Jo, to assist the beleaguered group. As the story unfolds, readers are introduced to the mounting tension of the rescue mission amidst the perilous conditions of the frontier, setting the stage for a gripping narrative of heroism and relentless conflict against overwhelming odds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Western stories Frontier and pioneer life -- Fiction Dime novels Comanche Indians -- Fiction Santa Fe National Historic Trail -- Fiction Scouts (Reconnaissance) -- West (U.S.) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: American Literature 235120 2025-07-26T05:36:34.512101 text/html 218509 2024-10-18T14:07:37 text/html 440607 2025-07-26T05:36:38.163053 application/epub+zip 441389 2025-07-26T05:36:35.208063 application/epub+zip 142734 2025-07-26T05:36:34.831098 application/epub+zip 538513 2025-07-26T05:36:40.915035 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 508889 2025-07-26T05:36:37.841071 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 210758 2022-09-29T13:19:41.203404 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219505 2025-07-26T05:36:34.188078 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 199410 2024-10-18T14:07:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18923 2025-07-26T05:36:41.074043 application/rdf+xml 25324 2025-07-26T05:36:34.939054 image/jpeg 4019 2025-07-26T05:36:34.886063 image/jpeg 409758 2025-07-26T05:36:34.543076 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia