ISBN: 9781603129268

For some moments profound silence and darkness had accompanied a Sierran stage-coach towards the summit. The huge, dim bulk of the vehicle, swaying noiselessly on its straps, glided onwar… Mehr…

For some moments profound silence and darkness had accompanied a Sierran stage-coach towards the summit. The huge, dim bulk of the vehicle, swaying noiselessly on its straps, glided onward and upward as if obeying some mysterious impulse from behind, so faint and indefinite appeared its relation to the viewless and silent horses ahead. The shadowy trunks of tall trees that seemed to approach the coach windows, look in, and then move hurriedly away, were the only distinguishable objects. Yet For some moments profound silence and darkness had accompanied a Sierran stage-coach towards the summit. The huge, dim bulk of the vehicle, swaying noiselessly on its straps, glided onward and upward as if obeying some mysterious impulse from behind, so faint and indefinite appeared its relation to the viewless and silent horses ahead. The shadowy trunks of tall trees that seemed to approach the coach windows, look in, and then move hurriedly away, were the only distinguishable objects. Yet even these were so vague and unreal that they might have been the mere phantoms of some dream of the half-sleeping passengers; for the thickly-strewn needles of the pine, that choked the way and deadened all sound, yielded under the silently-crushing wheels a faint soporific odor that seemed to benumb their senses, already slipping back into unconsciousness during the long ascent. Suddenly the stage stopped. Three of the four passengers inside struggled at once into upright wakefulness. The fourth passenger, John Hale, had not been sleeping, and turned impatiently towards the window. It seemed to him that two of the moving trees had suddenly become motionless outside. One of them moved again, and the door opened quickly but quietly, as of itself. "Git down," said a voice in the darkness. Books, Fiction~~General, Snow-Bound-at-Eagles~~Bret-Harte, 999999999, Snow-Bound at Eagle's, Bret Harte, 160312926X, Aegypan, , , , , Aegypan<

ISBN: 160312926X

John Hale is riding in a stagecoach when it is robbed by highwaymen. These robbers, however, do not strip the stage's passengers of all their possessions -- they take only the cash that o… Mehr…

John Hale is riding in a stagecoach when it is robbed by highwaymen. These robbers, however, do not strip the stage's passengers of all their possessions -- they take only the cash that one man is carrying. Still, John Hale, feeling indignant and wronged, rustles up a group of men to catch them. However, one of these men is Colonel Clinch, a man who has been cheated over a hand of draw poker by the leaders of the robbers and seeks revenge. John's justifiable trip to catch the robbers now has a band of men that seem to have motives of their own. Bret Harte grew up in California and based many of his stories on the pioneering spirit that was ever-present in the early days of Californian history. In his day, he was very well known and many an editor requested his short stories for their magazines. "The Luck of Roaring Camp" is the story that propelled Harte to national fame. used books,books Books, Aegypan<