Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 78 Grey, Zane 1872 1939 Gray, Zane Gray, Pearl Zane The Desert of Wheat Reading ease score: 85.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Suzanne Shell, David Kline and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Desert of Wheat" by Zane Grey is a novel written in the early 20th century, specifically the year 1919. The narrative explores the struggles of a young farmer, Kurt Dorn, who is caught in the tumult of World War I, dealing with personal conflict, familial obligations, and the challenges posed by an emerging labor movement in the agrarian landscape of the Columbia Basin. The story delves into themes of love, loyalty, and the harsh realities of life on a wheat farm during a time of national crisis. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to the expansive and austere landscapes of the northwestern wheat fields, which serve as the backdrop to Kurt Dorn’s life. Kurt is deeply troubled, struggling against the expectations of his aging father, who is resistant to embracing the realities of war and harbors a fierce German nationalism. As Kurt navigates his desire to enlist, he grapples with an impending financial crisis due to debt, the threat of labor unrest from the I.W.W. (Industrial Workers of the World), and the complex feelings he harbors for Lenore Anderson, the daughter of a wealthy rancher. Their delicate interactions set the stage for a deeper exploration of commitment to family and country amidst the chaos of societal upheaval. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction War stories PS Text Western Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 860294 860295 2024-11-05T04:12:05.439177 2023-10-05T05:14:34.543666 text/html text/html 896228 2023-02-21T16:24:26 text/html 360686 2024-11-05T04:12:15.413144 application/epub+zip 371848 2024-11-05T04:12:07.741137 application/epub+zip 371848 2024-11-05T04:12:06.406127 application/epub+zip 619980 2024-11-05T04:12:21.679087 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 557023 2024-11-05T04:12:14.581158 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 533865 2022-09-05T07:16:46.118739 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 696556 696503 2024-11-05T04:12:04.261135 2023-10-05T05:14:33.449641 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 697958 2023-02-21T16:23:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 697949 2023-02-21T16:24:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22205 2024-11-05T04:12:21.824061 application/rdf+xml 11459 2024-11-05T04:12:06.982121 image/jpeg 3124 2024-11-05T04:12:06.690382 image/jpeg 271002 2023-02-21T16:24:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 291069 2023-02-21T16:24:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 270969 2023-02-21T16:24:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 351051 2024-11-05T04:12:05.504147 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia