
CHAPTER I. - THE BOMBEROS.
CHAPTER II. - EL CARMEN.
CHAPTER III. - DON TORRIBIO CARVAJAL.
CHAPTER IV. - THE TREE OF GUALICHU.
CHAPTER V. - THE COUNCIL OF THE ULMENS.
CHAPTER VI. - NOCOBOTHA.
CHAPTER VII. - THE COUGARS.
CHAPTER VIII. - THE ESTANCIA OF SAN JULIAN.
CHAPTER IX. - DON SYLVIO D'ARENAL.
CHAPTER X. - THE VIRGIN FOREST.
In the wind‑swept expanse of Patagonia, jagged cliffs loom over the Rio Negro and endless plains teem with cougars, condors, and the solitary guanaco. The region is shrouded in the same half‑forgotten myths that once sent Magellan’s crew whispering about nine‑foot giants and cyclopean strangers. Against this raw backdrop the land itself feels alive, a character as unforgiving as the cold November sky.
The story follows a thirty‑year‑old rider clothed in a blend of gaucho garb and European cut, his face hardened by hatred and his eyes sharp as a bird of prey. Mounted on a powerful Pampas horse, he follows an Indian trail that winds through the desolate valleys, his lasso and rifle at the ready. As he rides deeper into the unknown, the echo of ancient Auca chants and the rustle of hidden predators suggest that the true adventure—whether of survival, revenge, or lost treasure—has only just begun.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (333K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Camille Bernard and Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Bodleian Libraries at Oxford.)
Release date
2013-12-26
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1818–1883
Best known for lively adventure novels set in the American frontier and Latin America, his stories brought distant landscapes and high-stakes action to a wide French readership. Writing under a pen name, he became one of the best-known French popular novelists of the 19th century.
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