Project Gutenberg 2010-04-23 Public domain in the USA. 78 Nason, Frank Lewis 1856 1928 The Vision of Elijah Berl Reading ease score: 83.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by David Edwards, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Vision of Elijah Berl" by Frank Lewis Nason is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative focuses on the ambitious Elijah Berl, his visionary plans for transforming California’s arid landscape into a land of prosperity through agriculture, primarily orange farming. The story explores themes of personal ambition, divine guidance, and the complexities of human relationships, particularly between Elijah, his wife Amy, and fellow engineer Ralph Winston. The opening of the novel introduces a sweeping, vivid landscape of California, contrasting its barren past with potential prosperity due to gold rushes and agricultural developments. Elijah Berl is portrayed as a determined man who passionately believes in transforming the land for agriculture, yet he faces internal struggles concerning his relationships, particularly with his wife Amy, who fears losing her husband to his ambitious pursuits. Meanwhile, the budding partnership with Winston presents ethical dilemmas that will challenge their vision and values as they embark on their enterprise, setting the stage for conflicts that will unfold throughout the narrative. The stage is set for an exploration of fulfillment and the sacrifices that accompany the pursuit of greatness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32107/32107-h/images/cover.jpg en California -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 399415 399432 2024-10-13T14:11:40.107076 2023-09-14T07:11:15.029053 text/html text/html 400095 2021-01-06T12:40:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 175392 2021-01-06T12:40:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 186291 2024-10-13T14:11:45.596082 application/epub+zip 192223 2024-10-13T14:11:40.952099 application/epub+zip 192223 2024-10-13T14:11:40.485094 application/epub+zip 327756 2024-10-13T14:11:49.591057 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298366 2024-10-13T14:11:45.195042 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298488 2022-09-14T16:25:32.000657 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378667 378443 2024-10-13T14:11:39.208069 2023-09-14T07:11:14.091083 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 378416 2021-01-06T12:40:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 144356 2021-01-06T12:40:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 378430 2021-01-06T12:40:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 144317 2021-01-06T12:40:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21410 2024-10-13T14:11:49.725052 application/rdf+xml 21658 2024-10-13T14:11:40.562129 image/jpeg 3622 2024-10-13T14:11:40.523074 image/jpeg 175589 2024-10-13T14:11:40.144080 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