The Desert Home

The Desert Home

Mayne Reid, scots-irish american novelist (1818-1883)


This ebook presents «The Desert Home», from Mayne Reid. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.


Table of Contents

-01- About this book

-02- THE GREAT AMERICAN DESERT

-03- THE WHITE PEAK

-04- THE VALLEY OASIS

-05- THE STRANGE SETTLEMENT

-06- ROLFE’S EARLY HISTORY

-07- THE VIRGINIA PLANTATION

-08- THE CARAVAN AND ITS FATE

-09- THE MINER’S STORY

-10- LOST IN THE DESERT

-11- ADVENTURE WITH AN ARMADILLO

-12- A VERY LEAN BUFFALO

-13- THE BIGHORNS

-14- THE GREAT ELK

-15- ADVENTURE WITH THE CARCAJOU

-16- A FRUITLESS SEARCH FOR A TRAIL

-17- THE MYSTERIOUS FLOOD

-18- THE BEAVERS AND WOLVERENE

-19- HOW TO BUILD A LOG CABIN

-20- THE SAGACIOUS SQUIRREL

-21- A HOUSE BUILT WITHOUT A NAIL

-22- A BATTUE OF  BLACK TAILS

-23- CATCHING A TARTAR

-24- THE SALT SPRING

-25- THE BATTLE OF THE SNAKES

-26- THE SUGAR TREE

-27- THE STUMP TREE AND THE BREAD PINE

-28- THE SNOW LINE

-29- THE MENAGERIE, AVIARY, AND BOTANIC GARDEN

-30- TRAPPING THE BEASTS AND BIRDS

-31- THE BITERS BIT

-32- BATTLE OF THE MARTEN AND PORCUPINE

-33- THE CUNNING OLD COON

-34- LITTLE MARY AND THE BEE

-35- A GRAND BEE HUNT

-36- A RIVAL HONEY ROBBER

-37- THE BATTLE OF THE BUCKS

-38- THE PIT TRAP

-39- THE OLD POSSUM  AND HER KITTENS

-40- THE MOCCASON SNAKE AND THE ORIOLES

-41- THE BATTLE OF THE COUGAR AND PECCARIES

-42- BESIEGED IN A TREE

-43- AN ADVENTURE WITH DUSKY WOLVES

-44- TAMING THE GREAT ELK

-45- CATCHING THE WILD HORSES