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Title: The Crusade of the Excelsior
Credits: Produced by Donald Lainson; David Widger
Summary: "The Crusade of the Excelsior" by Bret Harte is a novel written during the mid-19th century. It is set against the backdrop of a sea voyage from the East Coast of the United States to San Francisco during the California Gold Rush, exploring themes of adventure, social interaction, and personal discovery. The tale unfolds mainly aboard the barque Excelsior and features a diverse cast of characters, including the earnest yet dissatisfied passenger Banks, the philosophical Senor Perkins, and the spirited young lady Miss Keene, who is poised between different worlds as she embarks on her journey. At the start of the novel, readers find themselves on the Excelsior as it navigates the Pacific Ocean, setting the tone with vivid descriptions of the sea and the ship's struggles against the weather. The passengers are introduced in a series of dialogues that reveal their personalities and concerns, particularly the tensions surrounding the change in the ship's course away from Mazatlan, which frustrates Banks. The chapter captures the dynamics among the passengers, highlighting budding relationships, especially between Miss Keene and Brace, alongside the tension surrounding the mysterious consequences of their voyage, which hints at deeper conflicts and themes of identity and longing as they drift toward an uncertain fate. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Harte, Bret, 1836-1902
EBook No.: 2471
Published: May 17, 2006
Downloads: 43
Language: English
Subject: Western stories
Subject: California -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Crusade of the Excelsior
Credits: Produced by Donald Lainson; David Widger
Summary: "The Crusade of the Excelsior" by Bret Harte is a novel written during the mid-19th century. It is set against the backdrop of a sea voyage from the East Coast of the United States to San Francisco during the California Gold Rush, exploring themes of adventure, social interaction, and personal discovery. The tale unfolds mainly aboard the barque Excelsior and features a diverse cast of characters, including the earnest yet dissatisfied passenger Banks, the philosophical Senor Perkins, and the spirited young lady Miss Keene, who is poised between different worlds as she embarks on her journey. At the start of the novel, readers find themselves on the Excelsior as it navigates the Pacific Ocean, setting the tone with vivid descriptions of the sea and the ship's struggles against the weather. The passengers are introduced in a series of dialogues that reveal their personalities and concerns, particularly the tensions surrounding the change in the ship's course away from Mazatlan, which frustrates Banks. The chapter captures the dynamics among the passengers, highlighting budding relationships, especially between Miss Keene and Brace, alongside the tension surrounding the mysterious consequences of their voyage, which hints at deeper conflicts and themes of identity and longing as they drift toward an uncertain fate. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Harte, Bret, 1836-1902
EBook No.: 2471
Published: May 17, 2006
Downloads: 43
Language: English
Subject: Western stories
Subject: California -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.