Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 113 Bower, B. M. 1871 1940 Sinclair, B. M. (Bertha Muzzy) Sinclair, Bertha Muzzy Fischer, Anton Otto 1882 1962 The Gringos A Story Of The Old California Days In 1849 Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Leah Moser and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Gringos" by B. M. Bower is a historical novel set in the tumultuous era of 1849 California during the gold rush. Written in the early 20th century, the story explores the clash of cultures and the descent into savagery as men succumb to the lure of gold, highlighting themes of justice, honor, and the primal instincts that lie beneath the surface of civilization. The narrative follows two young cowboys, Jack Allen and Dade Hunter, who navigate the perilous landscape of a society teetering on the edge of lawlessness amid the burgeoning mining bonanza. At the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to the chaotic backdrop of San Francisco, a town rife with violence and the violent struggle for resources. Jack and Dade are shown to be friends who are initially drawn in by the prospect of gold but soon become embroiled in the dark realities of frontier justice as they confront the merciless Vigilance Committee. After a violent confrontation leads to the death of a man, Jack finds himself on trial with the odds stacked against him, and Dade arrives just in time to witness Jack's plight. This sets the stage for a story filled with tension, action, and a deep moral questioning of what justice truly means in an unruly world. The opening chapters effectively lay the groundwork for a tale that is both compelling and reflective of the complexities of human nature in the face of greed and survival. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Western stories Gold mines and mining -- Fiction California -- Fiction PS Text Western Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 477925 475816 2024-10-05T16:19:50.217174 2023-10-06T04:13:29.991875 text/html text/html 477930 2020-12-14T18:42:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 437002 2020-12-14T18:42:11 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 495464 2024-10-05T16:19:57.803138 application/epub+zip 504133 2024-10-05T16:19:52.291170 application/epub+zip 260376 2024-10-05T16:19:51.003163 application/epub+zip 666926 2024-10-05T16:20:02.310107 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 635828 2024-10-05T16:19:57.047116 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383187 2022-09-06T18:56:56.695938 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457089 457014 2024-10-05T16:19:49.048197 2023-10-06T04:13:29.198864 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 457744 2020-12-14T18:42:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 179828 2020-12-14T18:42:11 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 457735 2020-12-14T18:42:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 179748 2020-12-14T18:42:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23224 2024-10-05T16:20:02.454099 application/rdf+xml 9606 2024-10-05T16:19:51.593158 image/jpeg 2669 2024-10-05T16:19:51.287149 image/jpeg 500482 2024-10-05T16:19:50.271155 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 en.wikipedia