Project Gutenberg 2004-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 93 Beach, Rex 1877 1949 Beach, Rex Ellingwood Flowing Gold Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Joshua Hutchinson, Charles Aldarondo and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Flowing Gold" by Rex Beach is a novel likely written in the late 19th century, during a time of American expansion and burgeoning industry. The story centers around Calvin Gray, a charming and resourceful man who arrives in Dallas amidst an oil boom, navigating a landscape full of opportunity and intrigue as he seeks to make a new start. The narrative explores themes of wealth, deception, and the human experience against the backdrop of a rapidly changing society fueled by the discovery of oil. The opening of "Flowing Gold" introduces Calvin Gray as he settles into his lavish accommodations at the Ajax Hotel in Dallas. He engages in witty exchanges with hotel staff, showcasing his charisma and hinting at his complex character. Gray's life as a "penniless adventurer" is rife with irony as he presents himself as a wealthy and important figure, all the while grappling with financial uncertainty. The story unfolds to reveal the stark contrast between his polished exterior and underlying desperation, as Gray embarks on a quest that intertwines his fate with the rapidly evolving world of Texas's oil industry. The introduction sets the stage for a thrilling adventure filled with potential betrayal, ambition, and the pursuit of fortune. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Petroleum industry and trade -- Texas -- Fiction Texas -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction PS Text Movie Books Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 783204 783077 2024-10-03T09:12:06.390442 2023-10-03T08:24:26.955743 text/html text/html 783197 783070 2024-10-03T09:12:06.745416 2023-10-03T08:24:27.207759 text/html text/html 372191 2024-10-03T09:12:17.376871 application/epub+zip 384836 2024-10-03T09:12:08.978387 application/epub+zip 384836 2024-10-03T09:12:07.628416 application/epub+zip 625735 2024-10-03T09:12:23.634841 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 589801 2024-10-03T09:12:16.381852 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 560669 2022-09-03T11:49:18.753639 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 714799 714723 2024-10-03T09:12:05.800423 2023-10-03T08:24:26.511741 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 714727 2020-12-29T16:43:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 286958 2020-12-29T16:43:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19552 2024-10-03T09:12:23.768818 application/rdf+xml 10807 2024-10-03T09:12:08.187401 image/jpeg 2859 2024-10-03T09:12:07.908395 image/jpeg 368685 2024-10-03T09:12:06.815419 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