The Valley of the Moon Book 1 Chapter 15

In which a somnolent saloon in a remote mining camp is stirred to life by the arrival of Elam Harnish, better known as Burning Daylight, whose vitality and triumph over desolation rekindle the spirits...

14 Aug 17min

In which the restless spirits of men drawn to the Yukon find themselves ensnared in a night of poker beneath the flickering kerosene lamps, where friendships balance delicately between rivalry and tru...

14 Aug 27min

In which a beleaguered band of Americans faces the wrath of a hostile Mexican mob amidst the turmoil of war and political upheaval, struggling to protect one another and a woman named Beth Drexel whil...

13 Aug 47min

In which a young American sailor in the bustling port of Yokohama finds himself penniless and caught in a bewildering tangle of local customs, haggling sampan men, and a crowd eager to assert their cl...

12 Aug 16min

In which a seasoned prospector recounts his harrowing encounter with the fierce and territorial bald-face grizzly of the Yukon, revealing the cunning and peril essential to survival in the Northern wi...

12 Aug 7min

In which a seasoned aeronaut recounts a perilous ascent in his hot-air balloon during a bustling fair, interrupted by an unexpected passenger clinging to the sandbag that controls the balloon’s descen...

11 Aug 12min

In which two schoolboy comrades, sailing their prized sloop on the tranquil waters of San Francisco Bay, muse on the lost grandeur of maritime adventure and their own readiness for peril. Their reflec...

11 Aug 13min

In which a hardy young lad, left to watch over an old mining cableway amidst a fierce storm, is called upon to face a grave responsibility when a desperate couple must cross the roaring Sacramento Gor...

10 Aug 20min