Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew by Robert McReynolds

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Author McReynolds, Robert, 1854-1928
LoC No. 07018596
Title Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew
Note Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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Summary "Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew" by Robert McReynolds is a fictional novel written in the early 20th century. The book opens with the characters John Buchan and Will Carson, who are mine operatives awaiting a promising assay report from old man Amos while facing the stark realities of life in the Colorado wilderness. The narrative sets a tense backdrop of anticipation and hardship as it explores themes of hope, betrayal, and survival against nature’s overwhelming forces. The beginning of the story introduces the main characters as they labor in their cabin near the Sangre de Cristo mountains. Their prospects are brightened by the promise of rich ore from their mine, the "Aberdeen," but the joy is short-lived when Buchan returns from Saguache with troubling news about a fraudulent assay by Amos, raising doubts about their future. Compounding their troubles, an avalanche soon strikes, burying their cabin and leaving Buchan and Carson in a precarious situation beneath a cliff, evoking a sense of impending doom that hangs like the "sword of Damocles" above them. The rich character backstories unfold alongside the challenges of their isolation and aspirations, hinting at deeper themes of human resilience and the constant fight against despair. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Adventure stories
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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