Project Gutenberg 2006-05-14 Public domain in the USA. 54 Harte, Bret 1836 1902 Harte, Francis Bret A Waif of the Plains Produced by Donald Lainson; David Widger "A Waif of the Plains" by Bret Harte is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story unfolds in the context of the American frontier, focusing on the travels and experiences of two children, Clarence and Susy, as they embark on a journey across the plains in an emigrant wagon heading toward California. The book explores themes of survival, companionship, and the innocence of childhood set against the backdrop of the harsh realities of pioneer life. At the start of the narrative, readers are introduced to Clarence, an orphan traveling with the Silsbee family, and Susy, the young daughter of the family's leader. As the wagon train makes its way through the monotonous yet treacherous terrain, Clarence navigates his feelings of displacement and dependency. The children engage in innocent play, but their world is abruptly shattered when they find themselves lost and separated from the train. As they strive to return to safety, the children confront the dangers of the frontier, including tensions with Native Americans and the trauma of loss, culminating in a deeply transformative experience that shapes their journey and character development throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Frontier and pioneer life -- United States -- Fiction Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 267896 267905 2024-09-01T12:43:33.343310 2023-10-01T11:29:27.798064 text/html text/html 274022 2021-01-27T15:42:41 text/html; charset=utf-8 94250 2021-01-27T15:42:41 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 139982 2024-09-01T12:43:38.061256 application/epub+zip 142553 2024-09-01T12:43:34.657287 application/epub+zip 142553 2024-09-01T12:43:33.857299 application/epub+zip 282604 2024-09-01T12:43:40.841240 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265453 2024-09-01T12:43:37.523307 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265548 2022-09-01T14:19:40.506455 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229051 229028 2024-09-01T12:43:32.923287 2023-10-01T11:29:27.414054 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 231968 2018-03-04T15:17:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 89729 2018-03-19T11:07:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 228945 2006-05-13T16:35:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 89320 2006-05-13T16:35:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20592 2024-09-01T12:43:40.975224 application/rdf+xml 12613 2024-09-01T12:43:34.203271 image/jpeg 3420 2024-09-01T12:43:34.028262 image/jpeg 138072 2024-09-01T12:43:33.366293 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