Project Gutenberg 2006-11-02 Public domain in the USA. 64 Hall, Angelo 1868 1922 Forty-one Thieves: A Tale of California 41 Thieves: A Tale of California Reading ease score: 80.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Forty-one Thieves: A Tale of California" by Angelo Hall is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story seems to focus on the life of William F. Cummins, whose tragic encounter with highwaymen leads to his murder, sparking a quest for justice among his friends and community. The narrative is set against the backdrop of California during the gold rush era, exploring themes of crime, morality, and human nature. The opening of the novel establishes a somber tone, setting the stage with a poignant epitaph for Cummins, who was slain by robbers near Nevada City. As the tale unfolds, we meet key characters such as the stoic stage-driver Mat Bailey, the romantic young teacher Mamie Slocum, and the determined John Keeler, all of whom are woven into the fabric of Cummins' demise and his legacy. Through their interactions and reflections, the story hints at the lawlessness of California's gold rush, the moral dilemmas faced by individuals within that chaotic society, and the enduring impact of Cummins' life and death on those left behind, ultimately leading to a quest for avengers of his murder. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Robbery -- Fiction Murder -- Fiction California -- Fiction PS Text Western Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 219227 219242 2024-10-08T14:28:46.254427 2023-09-09T05:19:53.438662 text/html text/html 217439 2006-11-02T06:06:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 80999 2006-11-02T06:06:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 156029 2024-10-08T14:28:53.605392 application/epub+zip 157763 2024-10-08T14:28:49.623409 application/epub+zip 149740 2024-10-08T14:28:48.324404 application/epub+zip 331588 2024-10-08T14:28:56.525387 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317804 2024-10-08T14:28:52.780410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259286 2022-09-09T10:39:36.140000 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203356 203164 2024-10-08T14:28:45.707515 2023-09-09T05:19:53.031673 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 203146 2006-11-02T06:06:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 78782 2006-11-02T06:06:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 203138 2006-11-02T06:06:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 78751 2006-11-02T06:06:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21989 2024-10-08T14:28:56.656361 application/rdf+xml 14823 2024-10-08T14:28:48.873427 image/jpeg 3461 2024-10-08T14:28:48.603405 image/jpeg 151994 2024-10-08T14:28:46.274436 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