Project Gutenberg 2000-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 157 Grey, Zane 1872 1939 Gray, Zane Gray, Pearl Zane Wildfire Produced by Daniel Wentzell. HTML version by Al Haines. "Wildfire" by Zane Grey is a novel written during the early 20th century, capturing the spirit of the American West. The story revolves around the character Lucy Bostil, a strong-willed young woman who is deeply connected to the desert landscape around her home, Bostil's Ford. The narrative explores themes of love, ambition, and rivalry amidst the backdrop of horse racing and the desire for freedom, setting the stage for Lucy's impending adventures and conflicts, particularly concerning her father's prized racehorse, the Sage King. The opening of the novel introduces Lucy Bostil as she grapples with her feelings of longing and restlessness on her eighteenth birthday while riding a forbidden horse out on the sage. The text paints a vivid picture of Lucy's admiration for the natural beauty surrounding her and her love for horses, contrasting it with the constraints of civilization and her father’s expectations. As she encounters various characters, including her father John Bostil and the rival Joel Creech, the stage is set for action and conflict. The dynamics of competition, particularly a contentious race between Bostil's Sage King and Creech's Blue Roan, establish tension within the community, making it clear that Lucy's future is intricately tied to these rivalries and her own aspirations for independence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Utah -- Fiction Wild horses -- Fiction PS Text Western Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 631677 628039 2024-09-01T11:57:43.050632 2023-10-01T10:49:48.857041 text/html text/html 626543 2020-12-31T15:33:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 228493 2020-12-31T15:33:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 275457 2024-09-01T11:57:51.144589 application/epub+zip 285741 2024-09-01T11:57:44.648655 application/epub+zip 285741 2024-09-01T11:57:43.649639 application/epub+zip 476920 2024-09-01T11:57:56.141567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 460776 2024-09-01T11:57:50.531656 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 460183 2022-09-01T13:33:19.399044 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 588612 588573 2024-09-01T11:57:41.410673 2023-10-01T10:49:47.368017 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 588499 2020-12-31T15:33:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 223530 2020-12-31T15:33:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18986 2024-09-01T11:57:56.287571 application/rdf+xml 9563 2024-09-01T11:57:44.107622 image/jpeg 2560 2024-09-01T11:57:43.831622 image/jpeg 271040 2024-09-01T11:57:43.103661 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