Project Gutenberg 2014-05-09 Public domain in the USA. 57 Wheeler, Edward L. (Edward Lytton) 1854 1885 Wheeler, Edward Lytton Wheeler, E. L. (Edward Lytton) Deadwood Dick Jr. Branded; or, Red Rover at Powder Pocket. Reading ease score: 92.5 (5th grade). Very easy to read. Produced by David Edwards, Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/)) "Deadwood Dick Jr. Branded; or, Red Rover at Powder Pocket" by Edward L. Wheeler is a Western novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around the daring exploits of Deadwood Dick, a young detective known for his bravery and resourcefulness in the face of outlaw threats. In this installment, he faces off against the notorious Captain Joaquin, who is determined to make an example of him after a failed train robbery. The opening of the narrative thrusts the reader into a tense train robbery led by Captain Joaquin and his gang, which becomes complicated by the courageous intervention of Deadwood Dick junior, who attempts to rally the passengers to defend themselves. However, his efforts lead to dire consequences, and he finds himself captured by Joaquin. The plot escalates as Dick's fate becomes uncertain; Captain Joaquin's cruel intentions culminate in a dramatic branding and sentencing to death, but the stage is set for unexpected twists, especially with the introduction of Susana—a character who swings the narrative toward potential redemption and revenge. As Dick's journey unfolds, the reader is left anticipating how his wits, bravery, and alliances will play out in a world filled with lawlessness and betrayal. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45618/45618-h/images/cover.jpg en Fiction Western stories PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 178638 178640 2024-10-19T07:21:08.747734 2023-09-20T03:33:25.019320 text/html text/html 178266 2014-05-08T19:38:26 text/html; charset=us-ascii 674262 2014-05-08T19:38:28 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 659346 2024-10-19T07:21:12.685781 application/epub+zip 660581 2024-10-19T07:21:09.301752 application/epub+zip 126721 2024-10-19T07:21:08.998740 application/epub+zip 747497 2024-10-19T07:21:15.576719 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 722200 2024-10-19T07:21:12.313737 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 190444 2022-09-20T18:58:48.820438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 159787 159565 2024-10-19T07:21:07.829796 2023-09-20T03:33:24.392318 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 159428 2014-05-08T19:38:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 59289 2014-05-08T19:38:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20215 2024-10-19T07:21:15.710702 application/rdf+xml 30696 2024-10-19T07:21:09.071723 image/jpeg 4118 2024-10-19T07:21:09.034769 image/jpeg 677506 2024-10-19T07:21:08.775769 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