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In the Pecos Country
The narrative centers around a group of New England settlers who venture into the perilous Indian territory of New Mexico and Texas, led by the ambitious Caleb Barnwell.
"In the Pecos Country" by Edward Sylvester Ellis is a historical novel. The narrative centers around a group of New England settlers who venture into the perilous Indian territory of New Mexico and Texas, led by the ambitious Caleb Barnwell.
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In the valley of the Rio Pecos, years ago, an attempt at founding a settlement was made by a number of hardy and daring New Englanders, whose leader was a sort of Don Quixote, who traveled hundreds of miles, passing by the richest land, the most balmy climate, where all were protected by the strong arm of law, for the sake of locating where the soil was only moderate, the climate no better, and where, it may be said, the great American government was as powerless to protect its citizens as was a child itself. The Rio Pecos, running through New Mexico and Texas, drains a territory which at that time was one of the most dangerous in the whole Indian country; and why these score or more of families should have hit upon this spot of all others, was a problem which could never be clearly solved.
Contents
- 01Chapter I. A Warning
- 02Chapter II. A Brief Conference
- 03Chapter III. Fred Goes on Guard
- 04Chapter IV. Facing Lone Wolf
- 05Chapter V. The Apaches Are Coming
- 06Chapter VI. The Apache Attack
- 07Chapter VII. In a Tree
- 08Chapter VIII. The Swoop of the Apache
- 09Chapter IX. In Lone Wolf's Clutches
- 10Chapter X. Two Old Enemies
- 11Chapter XI. Hot Quarters
- 12Chapter XII. The Young Captive
- 13Chapter XIII. The Encampment
- 14Chapter XIV. The Strange Camp
- 15Chapter XV. A Leap for Liberty
- 16Chapter XVI. The Reconnoissance
- 17Chapter XVII. Foraging for Food
- 18Chapter XVIII. Alone in the Ravine
- 19Chapter XIX. The Mysterious Pursuer
- 20Chapter XX. An Uncomfortable Lodging
- 21Chapter XXI. A Terrible Night
- 22Chapter XXII. Lost
- 23Chapter XXIII. A Perilous Passage
- 24Chapter XXIV. A Terrible Bed
- 25Chapter XXV. Within the Earth
- 26Chapter XXVI. A Welcome Visitor
- 27Chapter XXVII. A Subterranean Camp-Fire
- 28Chapter XXVIII. The Exploring Tour
- 29Chapter XXIX. A Mystery
- 30Chapter XXX. Discussions and Plans
- 31Chapter XXXI. An Exchange of Shots
- 32Chapter XXXII. Footsteps in the Darkness
- 33Chapter XXXIII. What the Footsteps Meant
About this edition
- Author
- Edward Sylvester Ellis
- Language
- English
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Intermediate: some philosophy helps
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 174 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers
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