** "The Barrier" by Rex Beach is a tale set in a rough, frontier trading community and centers on Old Man Gale, a protective trader, and his daughter, Necia, as they navigate the challenges of life in the isolated North. Worry gnaws at Gale as he sees civilization and the military closing in, bringing change to their world while Necia longs for adventure beyond their remote location of Flambeau. Through her relationships with people such as the French-Canadian Poleon Doret, and the new Lieutenant Burrell, Necia seeks opportunities and a connection to the outside world amid the underlying tension of potential conflicts and shifts in the existing way of life, setting the scene for gripping drama. **
The Barrier
By Rex Beach
** In a remote trading post, a protective father confronts encroaching civilization as his adventurous daughter seeks connections beyond their isolated existence, sparking potential conflicts with the arrival of soldiers.
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About the AuthorRex Ellingwood Beach was an American novelist, playwright, and Olympic water polo player.
Rex Ellingwood Beach was an American novelist, playwright, and Olympic water polo player.
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