"The Lost Mountain: A Tale of Sonora" by Captain Mayne Reid is a thrilling adventure that sweeps you into the heart of the Sonoran Desert. A desperate caravan of miners, guided by the experienced Pedro Vicente, endure a parched and unforgiving landscape in pursuit of newfound gold. Don Estevan Villanueva and Robert Tresillian, men of different backgrounds, join the perilous quest, yearning for riches but threatened by both the elements and the looming presence of vengeful native tribes. As hope dwindles, the promise of the fabled "Lost Mountain" revives the group's resolve, but they must contend with the Coyoteros, fiercely protective of their land, who plan a deadly confrontation, making the journey as much about survival as it is about striking gold.
The Lost Mountain: A Tale of Sonora
By Mayne Reid
In a drought-ridden desert where gold fever and vengeance collide, a caravan of miners must confront nature's brutality and the wrath of native warriors to reach a legendary mountain of riches.
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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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