Project Gutenberg 2007-08-03 Public domain in the USA. 95 Fuller, Anna 1853 1916 Moore, Emma G. 04022068 Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Preface -- A pilgrim in the far West -- Brian Boru -- Jake Stanwood's gal -- At the Keith ranch -- The Rumpety case -- The Lame Gulch professor -- The boss of the wheel -- Mr. Fetherbee's adventure -- An amateur gamble -- A Rocky Mountain shipwreck -- A stroke in the game -- The blizzard picnic -- A golden vista. Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Peak and Prairie" by Anna Fuller is a collection of sketches depicting life in Colorado, written in the late 19th century. The work captures a diverse range of characters and experiences in the region, particularly around Springtown, reflecting on themes of loss, renewal, and connection to both nature and community. The main character introduced is Mrs. Nancy Tarbell, a warm-hearted widow who navigates her new life in the West after the death of her only son, Willie. At the start of the narrative, we meet Mrs. Tarbell as she contemplates her surroundings, including the majestic Peak that looms over her new home. She reflects on her past in New England and the sacrifices she made for Willie, alongside the challenges of adjusting to her current life. A significant moment occurs when she encounters a man dragging a dog, leading her to act with compassion and ultimately adopt the dog, whom she names David. This act of kindness heralds changes in her mundane existence as she grapples with her grief and loneliness, setting the stage for further developments in the story. The opening portion effectively establishes the tone and emotional depth that readers can expect throughout the sketches. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Frontier and pioneer life -- Fiction Colorado -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 535647 535446 2024-10-09T14:38:00.619750 2023-09-10T06:08:30.273210 text/html text/html 540690 2007-08-03T09:34:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3371962 2007-08-03T09:34:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3342305 2024-10-09T14:38:17.359719 application/epub+zip 3346269 2024-10-09T14:38:06.272719 application/epub+zip 280674 2024-10-09T14:38:01.719781 application/epub+zip 1504616 2024-10-09T14:38:23.462841 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1467880 2024-10-09T14:38:13.061745 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 444449 2022-09-10T12:06:39.527665 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482484 482401 2024-10-09T14:37:59.184774 2023-09-10T06:08:29.089220 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 482399 2007-08-03T09:33:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 188191 2007-08-03T09:34:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 482440 2007-08-03T09:33:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 188142 2007-08-03T09:34:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22110 2024-10-09T14:38:23.621632 application/rdf+xml 12695 2024-10-09T14:38:02.312775 image/jpeg 3410 2024-10-09T14:38:02.014784 image/jpeg 3463052 2024-10-09T14:38:00.758810 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