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Magnificent Adventure

"The Magnificent Adventure" in 1916 was set at the time of the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition. This fictional story is brimming with adventure and action, having to do with a gallant gentleman and is written well as Emerson Hough was famous for writing stirring westerns. - Summary by April6090 (10 hr 1 min)

Chapters

Mother and Son

Meriwether and Theodosia

Mr. Burr and Mr. Merry

President and Secretary

The Pell-Mell and Some Consequences

The Great Conspiracy

Colonel Burr and His Daughter

The Parting

Mr. Thomas Jefferson

The Threshold of the West

The Taming of Patrick Gass

Captain William Clark

Under Three Flags

The Rent in the Armor

Under One Flag

The Mysterious Letter

The Day’s Work

The Crossroads of the West

The Appeal

Which Way?

The Mountains

Trail’s End

The Summons

The Abyss

The Bee

What Voice Had Called?

The News

The Guests of a Nation

Mr. Jefferson’s Advice

The Quality of Mercy

The Friends

The Wilderness

Down to the Sea