Project Gutenberg 2006-05-25 Public domain in the USA. 137 Harte, Bret 1836 1902 Harte, Francis Bret A First Family of Tasajara Reading ease score: 68.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Donald Lainson; David Widger "A First Family of Tasajara" by Bret Harte is a novel written in the late 19th century that explores themes of ambition, desperation, and the complexities of life in a small frontier community. The narrative centers around the inhabitants of Sidon, a struggling settlement, and particularly the character of Elijah Curtis, who finds himself in dire circumstances, leading to a series of interconnected events that involve local figures and the potential for opportunity through a new railroad. The opening of the novel introduces a stormy night at the Sidon general store, where a group of men engage in languid conversation about the dreary state of their lives and community. Among them is Mr. Harkutt, the store owner, who interacts with the varied personalities that populate Sidon, touching on topics like the prospect of road construction and the drunken ‘Lige Curtis. The atmosphere is thick with both physical and emotional winds of change, foreshadowing a dramatic turn when ‘Lige arrives, desperate to sell his land and seemingly on the brink of self-destruction. The interaction hints at larger societal themes while establishing the characters’ relationships and motivations, setting the stage for the unfolding drama in Tasajara. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Western stories American fiction -- 19th century California -- Fiction Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 410776 410777 2025-01-08T01:39:33.109446 2023-10-02T04:38:52.141479 text/html text/html 421900 2021-01-27T12:40:49 text/html; charset=utf-8 145153 2021-01-27T12:40:49 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 216443 2025-01-08T01:39:39.742919 application/epub+zip 220666 2025-01-08T01:39:35.114422 application/epub+zip 220666 2025-01-08T01:39:33.874442 application/epub+zip 412477 2025-01-08T01:39:43.355884 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390075 2025-01-08T01:39:38.857961 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350069 2022-09-02T05:40:36.323901 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354979 354956 2025-01-08T01:39:32.495438 2023-10-02T04:38:51.659483 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 358997 2018-03-04T15:49:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 138369 2018-03-19T10:54:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 354796 2006-05-25T06:58:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 137817 2006-05-25T06:58:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22296 2025-01-08T01:39:43.484870 application/rdf+xml 14774 2025-01-08T01:39:34.417407 image/jpeg 4106 2025-01-08T01:39:34.142420 image/jpeg 211676 2025-01-08T01:39:33.144450 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