The Indian Chief: The Story of a Revolution by Gustave Aimard

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/42742.html.images 491 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/42742.epub3.images 261 kB Send
to
kindle
email:

EPUB (older E-readers) https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/42742.epub.images 269 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/42742.epub.noimages 249 kB
Kindle https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/42742.kf8.images 518 kB
older Kindles https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/42742.kindle.images 504 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/42742.txt.utf-8 465 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/42742/pg42742-h.zip 253 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Aimard, Gustave, 1818-1883
Translator Wraxall, Lascelles, Sir, 1828-1865
Title The Indian Chief: The Story of a Revolution
Note Reading ease score: 71.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits Produced by Camille Bernard & Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive - Oxford University)
Summary "The Indian Chief: The Story of a Revolution" by Gustave Aimard is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The narrative centers around Count Louis, Valentine, and Don Cornelio as they navigate the treacherous landscape of 19th-century Mexico, intertwining themes of revolution, treachery, and friendship amidst a backdrop of conflict between French adventurers and their adversaries. The characters are drawn into a web of danger as they grapple with their changing fate in a land marked by hostility and ancient rivalries. At the start of the book, the scene is set with a description of the desolate mission of Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles and the aftermath of past conflicts. The opening introduces key players including the Count, Valentine, and Don Cornelio, who find themselves awaiting the return of their Indian ally, Curumilla. As tensions mount with the impending confrontation, Valentine's wits and survival instincts come to the fore, ultimately leading to an intense negotiation with a Mexican general. The narrative builds to a first harrowing encounter with a band of Indians that tests the characters' mettle and foreshadows the greater battles to come, showcasing the struggle for power and survival in an unforgiving land. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Jesuits -- Fiction
Subject Adventure stories
Subject Pioneers -- Fiction
Subject Indians -- Warfare -- Fiction
Subject Missions -- Mexico -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 42742
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Apr 3, 2024
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 187 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!