Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 62 Wright, Harold Bell 1872 1944 The Winning of Barbara Worth Reading ease score: 79.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Winning of Barbara Worth" by Harold Bell Wright is a novel written during the late 19th century. This story is set against the backdrop of the Colorado Desert and delves into themes of reclamation, community, and the human spirit as it focuses on the life of Barbara Worth, who is closely connected to the characters Jefferson Worth, a financier, and the Seer, an engineer. The narrative explores their adventures as they confront the challenges of the harsh desert landscape while navigating personal relationships, aspirations, and the quest for belonging. The beginning of the novel introduces Jefferson Worth as he embarks on a journey across the desert toward Rubio City, accompanied by an Irishman named Patrick Mooney and Texas Joe, the wagon driver. Their expedition quickly becomes perilous as they face harsh conditions and encounter a stranded woman with a child in desperate need of help. This opening section sets the tone for the unfolding story as it explores the rugged environment and hints at deeper connections and trials that will shape Barbara's future. The novel intricately weaves the fate of its characters with the intricate and demanding landscape they traverse, hinting at a grand narrative of survival and human connection amidst adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Western stories Love stories Desert reclamation -- California -- Fiction PS Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 813587 813482 2024-10-03T11:44:42.041215 2023-10-03T10:17:37.260195 text/html text/html 813580 813475 2024-10-03T11:44:42.381252 2023-10-03T10:17:37.506212 text/html text/html 381533 2024-10-03T11:44:54.207158 application/epub+zip 394008 2024-10-03T11:44:46.035198 application/epub+zip 376690 2024-10-03T11:44:44.638249 application/epub+zip 659579 2024-10-03T11:45:00.885132 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 607138 2024-10-03T11:44:53.272172 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 580668 2022-09-04T04:03:05.458324 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 747386 747332 2024-10-03T11:44:41.302219 2023-10-03T10:17:36.699208 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 747139 2012-08-07T11:04:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 281014 2012-08-16T09:15:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19772 2024-10-03T11:45:01.025129 application/rdf+xml 11669 2024-10-03T11:44:45.207223 image/jpeg 2796 2024-10-03T11:44:44.926212 image/jpeg 377680 2024-10-03T11:44:42.449224 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