
The Captain tore at the shoulders and neck of the gray horse with his gleaming teeth.
"\_\_I CONQUERED"
CHAPTER I - Denunciation
CHAPTER II - A Young Man Goes West
CHAPTER III - "I've Done My Pickin'"
CHAPTER IV - The Trouble Hunter
CHAPTER V - Jed Philosophizes
CHAPTER VI - Ambition is Born
CHAPTER VII - With Hoof and Tooth
CHAPTER VIII - A Head of Yellow Hair
Danny Lenox has spent a lifetime drifting through privilege, his days filled with polo, clubs and a carefree smile that never quite reaches his eyes. When a sudden, almost animal urge for a drink pulls him from the riverbank, the veneer of contentment cracks, and a serious, purposeful look settles over his face. In the cool stone hallway of his family’s manor he pauses beside his father, the weight of expectations momentarily swallowing his thirst, yet the longing remains, hinting at a restlessness that has gone unnoticed for years.
That restless spark sends Danny toward a decision that will upend his genteel routine: he will leave the comforts of the white‑stone knoll and venture west, trading silk ties for the open road. The narrative follows his first tentative steps away from society’s prescribed path, where the promise of a simple drink becomes a metaphor for a deeper search for meaning. Listeners will be drawn into the early tension between inherited wealth and an emerging, uncertain hunger for something more authentic.
Language
en
Duration
~6 hours (367K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Andrew Sly, Al Haines and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2011-04-13
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1888–1967
Best known for rugged outdoor fiction rooted in northern Michigan, this American novelist also spent much of his life championing conservation. His stories blend adventure, local color, and a real feel for woods, water, and wildlife.
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