📱 eBook en inglés ON THE WILD WEST

The latest in Hesperuss On series comes from master travel writer Mark Twain and concentrates on his journey through Americas Wild West, tapping into the perennial interest in this period in history. From 1861 to 1867, a young Mark Twain travelled through the Wild West. Following an abortive foray into a career as a Confederate Cavalry man he opted instead to head off on a stagecoach road trip with his brother Orion, who had just been appointed Secretary of Nevada Territory. Twain sets out on an epic voyage from Missouri to Sacramento. He will visit Salt Lake City, witness the beginning of the real estate boom and try his hand at silver mining in Nevada. Travelling in turn by boat, train and coach, through mountains and deserts, he comes across Native Americans, visits a Mormon village and becomes stranded in a snowstorm. Discovering a land in the grasp of a boom and bust mentality, Twain is caught up in the lust for instant wealth which remains always tantalisingly close. Priceless anecdotes detail the amusing mishaps and bad judgement calls that ensure that the authors riches are kept at arms length. Even at this early stage of his budding career, Twains trademark humour is visible - no one is safe from Twains wit. Train drivers, coachmen, fellow passengers and locals, all become victims of the authors pen as he hones his trade.