This edition had all images removed.
Title: Heart of the Sunset
Note: Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: Produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "Heart of the Sunset" by Rex Beach is a fictional novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story begins in a harsh, sunbaked desert landscape, focusing on the journey of a lone woman, Alaire Austin, who is battling fatigue and thirst as she searches for a water-hole. By chance, she encounters a young Ranger named Dave Law, who becomes significant to her survival and circumstance, introducing elements of adventure and tension. The opening of the narrative plunges the reader into the desolation of the desert, where Alaire’s struggle for survival showcases her strength and resourcefulness despite the overwhelming odds. As she encounters Law near a much-needed water source, their initial interactions are both practical and charged with unspoken emotions and complexities. Law's character emerges as protective and curious, while Alaire is depicted as a strong-willed individual marked by both vulnerability and determination. Their meeting sets the stage for a deeper exploration of their backgrounds and the challenges they face within their intertwined lives, hinting at themes of survival, identity, and the stark realities of life along the Texas-Mexico border. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Beach, Rex, 1877-1949
EBook No.: 5099
Published: Feb 1, 2004
Downloads: 65
Language: English
Subject: Western stories
Subject: Mexico -- History -- Revolution, 1910-1920 -- Fiction
Subject: Texas, South -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Heart of the Sunset
Note: Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: Produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "Heart of the Sunset" by Rex Beach is a fictional novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story begins in a harsh, sunbaked desert landscape, focusing on the journey of a lone woman, Alaire Austin, who is battling fatigue and thirst as she searches for a water-hole. By chance, she encounters a young Ranger named Dave Law, who becomes significant to her survival and circumstance, introducing elements of adventure and tension. The opening of the narrative plunges the reader into the desolation of the desert, where Alaire’s struggle for survival showcases her strength and resourcefulness despite the overwhelming odds. As she encounters Law near a much-needed water source, their initial interactions are both practical and charged with unspoken emotions and complexities. Law's character emerges as protective and curious, while Alaire is depicted as a strong-willed individual marked by both vulnerability and determination. Their meeting sets the stage for a deeper exploration of their backgrounds and the challenges they face within their intertwined lives, hinting at themes of survival, identity, and the stark realities of life along the Texas-Mexico border. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Beach, Rex, 1877-1949
EBook No.: 5099
Published: Feb 1, 2004
Downloads: 65
Language: English
Subject: Western stories
Subject: Mexico -- History -- Revolution, 1910-1920 -- Fiction
Subject: Texas, South -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.