"The Desert Home: The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness" by Captain Mayne Reid is a story about settlers crossing the Great American Desert in the 1800s. These settlers, known as "prairie merchants", leave Saint Louis with the hopes of exploring the wilderness, but the arid conditions of the wild west will test their resolve. Their struggles showcase major themes of survival against the harsh environment, finding beauty in nature, and the complex connection between people and the land. After suffering from thirst they soon behold a glimmer of hope by spotting a distant, snow-covered mountain, which means the potential for water and perhaps a new home. Finding an oasis near a river, the party meet a family who provides support as they begin to settle.
The Desert Home: The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness
By Mayne Reid
A group of prairie merchants crosses a harsh desert, facing dangerous conditions and stunning scenery.
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About the AuthorThomas Mayne Reid was a British novelist who fought in the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). His many works on American life describe colonial policy in the American colonies, the horrors of slave labour, and the lives of American Indians. "Captain" Reid wrote adventure novels akin to those by Frederick Marryat (1792-1848), and Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). They were set mainly in the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. He was an admirer of Lord Byron. His novel Quadroon (1856), an anti-slavery work, was later adapted as a play entitled The Octoroon (1859) by Dion Boucicault and produced in New York.
Thomas Mayne Reid was a British novelist who fought in the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). His many works on American life describe colonial policy in the American colonies, the horrors of slave labour, and the lives of American Indians. "Captain" Reid wrote adventure novels akin to those by Frederick Marryat (1792-1848), and Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). They were set mainly in the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. He was an admirer of Lord Byron. His novel Quadroon (1856), an anti-slavery work, was later adapted as a play entitled The Octoroon (1859) by Dion Boucicault and produced in New York.
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