
A restless young drifter named Adam Larey stands at the edge of the turbulent Colorado River, his heart heavy with betrayal and loss. After a violent clash with his brother leaves him broken, he abandons the sleepy adobe town of Ehrenberg, casting aside the familiar in search of something wilder. The river carries him toward a vast, unforgiving desert, promising both danger and the chance to carve out his own destiny.
As the sun scorches the barren landscape, Adam confronts the raw beauty and harshness of the wasteland, where every ridge and canyon hides secrets of gold, danger, and fleeting freedom. Along the way he meets rugged cowboys, wary natives, and the relentless forces of nature that test his resolve. The story unfolds as a classic western odyssey, exploring themes of revenge, survival, and the pull of the open frontier.
Language
en
Duration
~13 hours (772K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Tim Lindell, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
Release date
2019-08-15
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1872–1939
Best known for turning the American West into fast-moving adventure stories, he helped shape the popular Western novel for generations of readers. Before becoming a full-time writer, he trained and worked as a dentist, then went on to publish dozens of books and become one of the genre’s biggest names.
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