Project Gutenberg 2007-02-28 Public domain in the USA. 174 Ogden, George W. (George Washington) 1871 1966 Ogden, G. W. (George Washington) Ogden, George Washington Ivory, P. V. E. 1883 1960 Ivory, Percy Van Eman Ivory, P.V.E. Ivory, P. V. E. (Percy van Eman) Ivory, P. Van E. Trail's End Reading ease score: 75.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Trail's End" by George W. Ogden is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book begins with a depiction of the desolation of the Kansas prairie, reflecting the struggles of pioneers and settlers who have come to tame the unforgiving land. The central character, Calvin Morgan, is introduced as a hopeful traveler who intends to establish himself in the area, driven by a belief in its agricultural potential despite its grim history. The opening of the novel details Morgan's journey through this unwelcoming terrain, where he encounters a "bone man" who shares tales of the many failed settlers who once sought fortune but instead left only bones behind. As Morgan makes his way to the town of Ascalon, he becomes increasingly aware of the town’s notorious reputation filled with vice and lawlessness. The narrative presents a stark contrast between Morgan's optimism and the harsh reality surrounding him, setting the stage for his struggles against the oppressive nature of the town and its darkly humorous cast of characters, including the new city marshal, Seth Craddock. Morgan's journey not only reflects his quest for a better life but also highlights the persistent challenge of transformation in a land littered with the remains of broken dreams. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Western stories PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 548287 548104 2024-10-09T06:54:23.492571 2023-09-09T09:07:14.395484 text/html text/html 555432 2007-02-28T15:00:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 277984 2021-01-01T19:44:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 355143 2024-10-09T06:54:32.987583 application/epub+zip 360922 2024-10-09T06:54:25.866586 application/epub+zip 291921 2024-10-09T06:54:24.427567 application/epub+zip 554639 2024-10-09T06:54:38.533499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 506878 2024-10-09T06:54:31.922583 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414164 2022-09-10T03:34:44.877538 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504280 504204 2024-10-09T06:54:22.058612 2023-09-09T09:07:13.094447 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 504013 2021-01-01T19:44:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 193797 2021-01-01T19:44:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 504020 2021-01-01T19:44:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 193776 2021-01-01T19:44:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 16151726 2007-02-28T15:20:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 23119 2024-10-09T06:54:38.682490 application/rdf+xml 11254 2024-10-09T06:54:24.992765 image/jpeg 3001 2024-10-09T06:54:24.709564 image/jpeg 348764 2024-10-09T06:54:23.544585 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