They Of The High Trails - Garland, Hamlin
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They of the high trails captures the raw essence of frontier perseverance through the life of a grizzled prospector seeking one final stroke of fortune. The story centers on a group of individuals tied together by circumstance and longing in a remote mining town carved into the wilderness. At the heart of the tale is an aging man clinging to his dream of discovering gold, while navigating a web of social tensions, romantic uncertainties, and the daily grind of survival. His interactions with a stern but caring widow at the local boarding house reveal the emotional layers beneath their worn…mehr

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They of the high trails captures the raw essence of frontier perseverance through the life of a grizzled prospector seeking one final stroke of fortune. The story centers on a group of individuals tied together by circumstance and longing in a remote mining town carved into the wilderness. At the heart of the tale is an aging man clinging to his dream of discovering gold, while navigating a web of social tensions, romantic uncertainties, and the daily grind of survival. His interactions with a stern but caring widow at the local boarding house reveal the emotional layers beneath their worn exteriors. Their conversations blend humor with struggle, illustrating the fragile balance between hope and hardship. Surrounding them are other boarders and townsfolk, each marked by personal stories of disappointment, resilience, or fleeting success. The setting emphasizes isolation and the stark contrast between dream and reality, as the promise of gold remains ever elusive. The novel weaves together introspection, camaraderie, and the spirit of the untamed West, revealing how ambition and connection shape lives on the edge of civilization.
Autorenporträt
Hannibal Hamlin Garland was an American novelist, poet, essayist, short story author, Georgist, and psychical researcher. He is best known for his fiction about hardworking Midwestern farmers. Hannibal Hamlin Garland was born on a farm near West Salem, Wisconsin, on September 14, 1860, as the second of four children of Richard Garland of Maine and Charlotte Isabelle McClintock. The boy was named after Abraham Lincoln's vice president, Hannibal Hamlin. He grew up on numerous Midwestern farms before relocating to Boston, Massachusetts, in 1884 to pursue a writing career. He read diligently at the Boston Public Library. There he grew infatuated with Henry George's views and the Single Tax Movement. George's beliefs influenced several of his writings, including Main-Travelled Roads (1891), Prairie Folks (1892), and his novel Jason Edwards (1892). Main-Travelled Roads was his first big hit. It was a compilation of short stories inspired by his time on the farm. He serialized a biography of Ulysses S. Grant in McClure's Magazine before turning it into a book in 1898. The same year, Garland visited the Yukon to observe the Klondike Gold Rush, which inspired The Trail of the Gold Seekers (1899).