Project Gutenberg 2006-05-14 Public domain in the USA. 67 Harte, Bret 1836 1902 Harte, Francis Bret Snow-Bound at Eagle's Produced by Donald Lainson; David Widger "Snow-Bound at Eagle's" by Bret Harte is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows John Hale, a civic-minded man from the East who finds himself caught in a stagecoach robbery in the Sierras, where he and his fellow passengers are forced to confront bandits. As the narrative unfolds, the stark realities of life in the rugged West clash with Hale's expectations of civility and order, leading to both a physical and moral journey. The opening of "Snow-Bound at Eagle's" introduces us to Hale and three other passengers on a stagecoach traveling through dark, mysterious forests. Suddenly, the coach is stopped by bandits who demand their valuables. Hale, filled with a mix of fear and indignation, witnesses the lack of response from his companions, revealing their desensitization to danger. After the robbery, he grapples with his sense of honor and justice, prompting an impulsive decision to pursue the thieves. As the narrative progresses, Hale's journey will intertwine with the lives of those he encounters in the wilderness, exploring themes of bravery, morality, and the struggle for survival in a lawless land. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Frontier and pioneer life -- California -- Fiction Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) -- Fiction California -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 250798 250807 2024-09-01T12:47:04.676187 2023-10-01T11:32:44.122690 text/html text/html 257926 2021-01-27T15:42:53 text/html; charset=utf-8 87111 2021-01-27T15:42:53 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 139039 2024-09-01T12:47:09.427157 application/epub+zip 141662 2024-09-01T12:47:06.045176 application/epub+zip 141664 2024-09-01T12:47:05.210181 application/epub+zip 294149 2024-09-01T12:47:12.116144 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278328 2024-09-01T12:47:08.850165 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278308 2022-09-01T14:24:23.666706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211078 211055 2024-09-01T12:47:04.165265 2023-10-01T11:32:43.556707 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 214472 2018-03-04T15:58:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 82929 2018-03-19T10:52:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 210973 2006-05-13T16:42:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 82460 2006-05-13T16:42:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20896 2024-09-01T12:47:12.255130 application/rdf+xml 15372 2024-09-01T12:47:05.557169 image/jpeg 3809 2024-09-01T12:47:05.382167 image/jpeg 138740 2024-09-01T12:47:04.697181 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