This edition had all images removed.
Title: The river
Original Publication: Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1914.
Note: Reading ease score: 86.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: Richard Hulse, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Summary: "The River" by Ednah Aiken is a novel written in the early 20th century. This engaging story unfolds in the American Southwest and primarily follows the life of K. C. Rickard, an engineer who has recently relocated to Tucson. The narrative captivates readers with themes of ambition, loyalty, and the struggles associated with controlling nature, particularly through the problematic diversion of the Colorado River. At the start of the narrative, Rickard arrives at the office of Tod Marshall, a key figure in Arizona politics and business. Dressed sharply for the Tucson climate, Rickard is immediately perceived as an outsider by the other office employees. As he waits for Marshall, he reflects on his journey from a respectable engineering position to working in a politically charged environment, and he is soon drawn into the challenging task of managing the Colorado River, an undertaking fraught with difficulty and potential failure. The opening chapters introduce a cast of characters, including the enigmatic Marshall and the flawed but earnest Tom Hardin, setting the stage for a tale of redemption and the trials of navigating complex relationships in a fiercely competitive landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Aiken, Ednah, 1872-1960
Illustrator: Riesenberg, Sidney H., 1885-1971
EBook No.: 73739
Published: May 31, 2024
Downloads: 75
Language: English
Subject: Western stories
Subject: California -- Fiction
Subject: Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Fiction
Subject: Imperial Valley (Calif. and Mexico) -- Fiction
Subject: Irrigation -- California -- Fiction
Subject: Water rights -- California -- Fiction
Subject: Water-supply -- California -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The river
Original Publication: Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1914.
Note: Reading ease score: 86.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: Richard Hulse, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Summary: "The River" by Ednah Aiken is a novel written in the early 20th century. This engaging story unfolds in the American Southwest and primarily follows the life of K. C. Rickard, an engineer who has recently relocated to Tucson. The narrative captivates readers with themes of ambition, loyalty, and the struggles associated with controlling nature, particularly through the problematic diversion of the Colorado River. At the start of the narrative, Rickard arrives at the office of Tod Marshall, a key figure in Arizona politics and business. Dressed sharply for the Tucson climate, Rickard is immediately perceived as an outsider by the other office employees. As he waits for Marshall, he reflects on his journey from a respectable engineering position to working in a politically charged environment, and he is soon drawn into the challenging task of managing the Colorado River, an undertaking fraught with difficulty and potential failure. The opening chapters introduce a cast of characters, including the enigmatic Marshall and the flawed but earnest Tom Hardin, setting the stage for a tale of redemption and the trials of navigating complex relationships in a fiercely competitive landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Aiken, Ednah, 1872-1960
Illustrator: Riesenberg, Sidney H., 1885-1971
EBook No.: 73739
Published: May 31, 2024
Downloads: 75
Language: English
Subject: Western stories
Subject: California -- Fiction
Subject: Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Fiction
Subject: Imperial Valley (Calif. and Mexico) -- Fiction
Subject: Irrigation -- California -- Fiction
Subject: Water rights -- California -- Fiction
Subject: Water-supply -- California -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.