Project Gutenberg 2006-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 240 Norris, Frank 1870 1902 Norris, Benjamin Franklin A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New and Old West Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Deal_in_Wheat_and_Other_Stories_of_the_New_and_Old_West Illustrated by Remington, Leyendecker, Hitchcock and Hooper. A Deal in Wheat -- The Wife of Chino -- A Bargain with Peg-Leg -- The Passing of Cock-Eye Blacklock -- A Memorandum of Sudden Death -- Two Hearts That Beat as One -- The Dual Personality of Slick Dick Nickerson -- The Ship That Saw a Ghost -- The Ghost in the Crosstrees -- The Riding of Felipe. Produced by Eric Eldred, Elaine Nash and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New and Old West" by Frank Norris is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. This anthology explores the struggles and triumphs of characters in the American West, depicting both the old and new conflicts that arise in a rapidly changing landscape, particularly revolving around themes of agriculture, commerce, and human resilience. The stories delve into the lives of farmers and traders, such as Sam Lewiston, who face the harsh realities of market fluctuations and the manipulations of ruthless economic players. At the start of the narrative, the opening portion introduces us to Sam Lewiston and his wife, Emma, who are grappling with the devastating drop in wheat prices that threatens their livelihood on their Kansas ranch. As Lewiston prepares to head into town to sell their wheat, the couple reflects on their difficult situation and their possible future. After discovering that the wheat market is controlled by powerful players like Truslow, a bear broker, Lewiston realizes their financial ruin is imminent. The opening serves to establish the dire circumstances of the rural American farmer at the turn of the century and hints at the broader societal implications of such economic struggles, setting the stage for the interconnected tales to follow in this collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Western stories PS Text Western Category: Short Stories Category: American Literature 331301 2025-08-04T10:24:39.705232 text/html 331122 2025-01-12T18:30:50.666757 text/html 221713 2025-08-04T10:24:47.413113 application/epub+zip 224944 2025-08-04T10:24:43.105164 application/epub+zip 188937 2025-08-04T10:24:41.848156 application/epub+zip 454545 2025-08-04T10:24:50.709101 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430912 2025-08-04T10:24:46.636162 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375684 2022-09-05T05:59:10.384768 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298194 2025-08-04T10:24:39.303206 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 297952 2020-12-27T02:17:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 297959 2020-12-27T02:17:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19950 2025-08-04T10:24:50.843111 application/rdf+xml 20343 2025-08-04T10:24:42.346142 image/jpeg 4369 2025-08-04T10:24:42.097139 image/jpeg 119914 2020-12-27T02:17:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 119875 2020-12-27T02:17:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 219604 2025-08-04T10:24:39.732163 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