Project Gutenberg 2004-08-31 Public domain in the USA. 67 Anderson, Ada Woodruff 1860 1956 Woodruff, Ada Anderson, Mrs. Oliver Phelps The Rim of the Desert Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Richard Prairie and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Rim of the Desert" by Ada Woodruff Anderson is a novel that likely takes place during the early 20th century. The story unfolds in a semi-arid region east of the upper Columbia River, detailing the lives of individuals navigating the challenges of this unique wilderness setting. The narrative introduces Hollis Tisdale, a strong and capable man shaped by his experiences in Alaska, as he becomes entwined in the story of David Weatherbee—a man whose tragic fate provokes deep emotional responses from the characters around him. The beginning of the novel sets a vivid scene with a supper gathering in a rustic clubhouse, where members of the Arctic Circle gather to discuss the pressing need for a railroad in Alaska. As the delegate Feversham delivers his impassioned speech about Alaska's needs, Tisdale's past with Weatherbee emerges, revealing complexities of friendship, sacrifice, and unfulfilled dreams. Through engaging dialogue, the characters express their thoughts on governance, ambition, and the burdens of the unforgiving landscape. The narrative then shifts focus to Weatherbee’s fate and the emotional weight of unfulfilled expectations and deep connections, effectively laying the groundwork for the intertwining fates and challenges faced by the characters in their harsh environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Authors -- Fiction Washington (State) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 774272 774161 2024-10-06T07:35:34.490912 2023-10-06T08:52:32.280742 text/html text/html 774265 774154 2024-10-06T07:35:34.808953 2023-10-06T08:52:32.507744 text/html text/html 360808 2024-10-06T07:35:44.475353 application/epub+zip 372859 2024-10-06T07:35:36.872448 application/epub+zip 372858 2024-10-06T07:35:35.620936 application/epub+zip 632537 2024-10-06T07:35:50.913316 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 587105 2024-10-06T07:35:43.595385 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 562572 2022-09-07T01:42:01.395925 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 725436 725376 2024-10-06T07:35:33.941936 2023-10-06T08:52:31.891747 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 725232 2020-12-18T04:44:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 278247 2020-12-18T04:44:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 725223 2020-12-18T04:44:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 278184 2020-12-18T04:44:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20877 2024-10-06T07:35:51.050314 application/rdf+xml 11377 2024-10-06T07:35:36.159393 image/jpeg 2941 2024-10-06T07:35:35.888405 image/jpeg 354956 2024-10-06T07:35:34.877908 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