Project Gutenberg 2014-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 177 Aimard, Gustave 1818 1883 Gloux, Olivier St. John, Percy B. (Percy Bolingbroke) 1821 1889 Saint John, Percy B. (Percy Bolingbroke) John, Percy B. St. (Percy Bolingbroke St.) Boone, Henry L. Williams, Henry Llewellyn 1842 Williams, H. L. (Henry Llewellyn) Williams, Llew Mizzen, Matt Mizen, Mat The Red River Half-Breed: A Tale of the Wild North-West Produced by Camille Bernard and Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Hathi Trust.) "The Red River Half-Breed: A Tale of the Wild North-West" by Gustave Aimard is a novel written in the mid-19th century. This adventurous tale presents a dramatic journey through the rugged landscapes of the North-West, focusing on themes of bravery and survival. The narrative introduces a cast of characters, including intrepid pioneers and Native Americans, as they navigate the challenges and dangers of a wilderness shaped by conflict, personal vendetta, and the harsh realities of frontier life. The beginning of the story paints a vivid picture of the vast and daunting landscape of the Big Wind River Mountains, where a group of adventurers embarks on a perilous journey. Among them is a determined guide who leads weary pack animals through treacherous trails. The scene shifts to an ominous narrative about a second group traveling via dog sledges, whose journey takes a dark turn when they fall victim to a treacherous betrayal by their Indian guide. As the chaos unfolds, one of the surviving characters, Ulla Maclan, finds herself alone and trapped in the snow, giving a glimpse into her struggle for survival. The initial chapters cleverly set the stage for both action and character development, establishing a tense atmosphere and highlighting the dangers of the wild North-West as the plot thickens with themes of loyalty and peril. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Western stories PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 470081 470091 2024-09-19T03:48:41.504208 2023-09-19T15:04:09.419679 text/html text/html 449672 2024-04-03T23:01:14 text/html 261917 2024-09-19T03:48:48.830183 application/epub+zip 267677 2024-09-19T03:48:43.168181 application/epub+zip 267675 2024-09-19T03:48:42.195163 application/epub+zip 502897 2024-09-19T03:48:53.183163 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 487955 2024-09-19T03:48:48.126280 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419452 2022-09-20T14:47:26.605585 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 446768 446782 2024-09-19T03:48:40.543185 2023-09-19T15:04:08.403665 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 426764 2024-04-03T23:22:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17494 2024-09-19T03:48:53.313111 application/rdf+xml 22300 2024-09-19T03:48:42.550179 image/jpeg 4530 2024-09-19T03:48:42.370209 image/jpeg 256459 2024-09-19T03:48:41.547213 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 fr.wikipedia