The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness by Mayne Reid
The Desert Home: The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness by Mayne Reid is a thrilling and captivating tale of survival and resilience that takes readers on a wild journey through the harsh and unforgiving landscape of the desert.
The story centers around the Garland family, who become stranded in the heart of the desert after a devastating sandstorm separates them from their caravan. With no signs of civilization around them and limited supplies, the family must rely on their wits and courage to navigate the treacherous desert and find their way back home.
Table of Content
Chapter 1 The Great American Desert
Chapter 4 The Strange Settlement
Chapter 5 Rolfe’s Early History
Chapter 6 The Virginia Plantation
Chapter 7 The Caravan and its Fate
Chapter 10 Adventure with an Armadillo
Chapter 11 A Very Lean Buffalo
Chapter 14 Adventure with the Carcajou
Chapter 15 A fruitless Search for a Trail
Chapter 16 The Mysterious Flood
Chapter 17 The Beavers and Wolverene
Chapter 18 How to build a Log-Cabin
Chapter 19 The Sagacious Squirrel
Chapter 20 A House built without a Nail
Chapter 21 A Battue of “Black-Tails”
Chapter 24 The Battle of the Snakes
Chapter 26 The Stump-Tree and the Bread-Pine
Chapter 28 The Menagerie, Aviary, and Botanic Garden
Chapter 29 Trapping the Beasts and Birds
Chapter 31 Battle of the Marten and Porcupine
Chapter 32 The cunning old “’Coon”
Chapter 33 Little Mary and the Bee
Chapter 35 A Rival Honey-Robber
Chapter 36 The Battle of the Bucks
Chapter 38 The old “’Possum” and her Kittens
Chapter 39 The Moccason Snake and the Orioles
Chapter 40 The Battle of the Cougar and Peccaries
Chapter 42 An Adventure with Dusky Wolves