Cactus and Rattlers by H. Bedford-Jones

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66996.html.images 193 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66996.epub3.images 438 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66996.epub.images 440 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66996.epub.noimages 134 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66996.kf8.images 676 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66996.kindle.images 661 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66996.txt.utf-8 183 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/66996/pg66996-h.zip 441 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Bedford-Jones, H. (Henry), 1887-1949
Title Cactus and Rattlers
Original Publication United States: The Consolidated Magazines Corporation (The Blue Book Magazine),1923.
Note Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits Roger Frank
Summary "Cactus and Rattlers" by H. Bedford-Jones is an adventure novelette set in the American West, indicative of early 20th-century literature. The story follows the main character, Sagebrush Beam—a rugged, eccentric desert dweller—who navigates life in Stovepipe Springs, a quiet town filled with interesting and unusual inhabitants. When a peculiar new arrival, Professor Percival Henry J. Tompkins, shows up looking for desert fauna, it sets off a chain of events that intertwine their fates and hint at deeper mysteries and dangers lurking in the desert. At the start of the tale, Sagebrush Beam is unsettled by the unexpected vibrancy brought to his solitary life by the arrival of town visitors, particularly a young woman. His peculiar habits and interactions with other townsfolk, including the enigmatic and possibly dangerous Sidewinder Crowfoot, set the tone for the unfolding drama. Meanwhile, Professor Tompkins, whose true identity and intentions are gradually revealed, initially appears as a bumbling naturalist, but hints suggest he is embroiled in a more sinister plot concerning his missing brother. The opening introduces themes of deception, danger, and the harsh realities of life in the desert that allude to the thrilling adventure yet to come as the characters confront the lurking threats of their environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Fiction
Subject Western stories
Subject Adventure stories
Category Text
EBook-No. 66996
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 66 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!