Título: On the Oregon Trail: A Classic Western
Autor: Robert Vaughan
Sinopse: A five-star masterpiece from best-selling author Robert Vaughan.
When sixteen-year-old Matt Logan and his friend Danny Duggan run away from an orphanage, they go west. There, they meet Jim Bridger, among other mountain men, and become fur trappers. But the market for beaver plews dies out, and the two friends take on jobs as wagon train guides, where they separate.
One of the trains Matt picks up in Independence began its journey in St. Louis, led by widower Cody McNair. Cody was a well experienced leader, having once been the captain of an ocean-going sailing ship. His adult son and daughter, Jared and Ellen and their daughter Emma Joyce, make the trip with him. Also a part of the wagon company is the Baker family, Lon, his wife Norma, and their eight-year-old daughter, Precious.
On the journey west, they rescue two travelers from other trains: Nonnie Hughes, a widow who had been going west with her brother and nephew when their wagon train was attacked by a gang of white outlaws, known as the “Hood Raiders”, and beautiful, young, Darci Clinton, who had been captured by Indians after her family was slain.
Tension develops with some of the members of the train, but Cody keeps everything in check as the train endures the rigors of travel. When the train is hit by the Hood Raiders, the Raiders, including their leader are killed, and the others run off.
Five months and ten days after leaving St. Louis, the train reaches its final destination of Oregon City, Oregon.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “On the Oregon Trail: A Classic Western”, de Robert Vaughan, publicado pela editora Wolfpack Publishing, em 2021 e com 292 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Wolfpack Publishing
Páginas: 292
Ano: 2021-12-22
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1639774106
ISBN13: 9781639774104
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Wolfpack Publishing convidam o leitor a mergulhar em narrativas densas, quase sempre ambientadas no Oeste americano e em territórios selvagens do século XIX. As histórias frequentemente exploram jornadas de sobrevivência, conflitos entre colonizadores e povos indígenas, além de dilemas morais e pessoais que se desenrolam em cenários de fronteira. O ritmo costuma ser marcado por tensão crescente, com personagens enfrentando traições, perigos naturais e humanos, e desafios que testam sua coragem e resiliência. Embora predomine o tom dramático e aventureiro, há também espaço para histórias com nuances de mistério arqueológico e suspense sombrio, revelando certa diversidade temática no catálogo da Wolfpack Publishing.
