The Highgrader
Unknown · 1915
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Description
The Highgrader is a novel published in 1915, set in the American West of mining country. The catalog record here names no author. The title word points to a mining crime: stealing rich ore from the mine where one works. That world of camps, claims, and quick fortunes forms the story's backdrop.
The sample opens far from the mines, with a small child selling paper stars she cut herself to put in the sky. Such tender scenes sit inside a tale of ambition and rough frontier justice. Western readers of the era favored clear heroes, moral tests, and a strong sense of place. The Highgrader offers that period flavor, along with a look at how mining shaped western towns.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Unknown |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1915 |
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 393 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |