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Jefferson Worth's outfit of four mules and a big wagon pulled out of San Felipe at daybreak, headed for Rubio City. From the swinging red tassels on the bridles of the leaders to the galvanized iron water bucket dangling from the tail of the reach back of the rear axle the outfit... Read Full Overview

Jefferson Worth's outfit of four mules and a big wagon pulled out of San Felipe at daybreak, headed for Rubio City. From the swinging red tassels on the bridles of the leaders to the galvanized iron water bucket dangling from the tail of the reach back of the rear axle the outfit... Read Full Overview

Harold Bell Wright (May 4, 1872 - May 24, 1944) was a best-selling American writer of fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Although mostly forgotten or ignored after the middle of the 20th century, he is said to have been the first American writer to sell a million copies of a... Read Full Overview

"The secret of Harold Bell Wright's] power is the same God-given secret that inspired Shakespeare and upheld Dickens."
--Philadelphia Sunday Dispatch

"It is this almost clairvoyant power of reading the human soul that has made Mr. Wright's books among the most remarkable... Read Full Overview

Moral fable of the ministry of capital. How to make a lot out of a little.

Moral fable of the ministry of capital. How to make a lot out of a little.

Harold Bell Wright (May 4, 1872 - May 24, 1944) was a best-selling American writer of fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Although mostly forgotten or ignored after the middle of the 20th century, he is said to have been the first American writer to sell a million copies of a... Read Full Overview

Moral fable of the ministry of capital. How to make a lot out of a little.

Moral fable of the ministry of capital. How to make a lot out of a little.

Book Excerpt: ...he canteen and drank long and deep. When he had wiped his mouth with the back of his hairy hand and had returned the canteen to its place, he faced his companion--his blue eyes twinkling with positive approval. Scratching his head meditatively, he said: "An'... Read Full Overview

The Winning of Barbara Worth is a novel by Harold Bell Wright that tells the story of the development of the Imperial Valley in Southern California. The novel follows the lives of three main characters: Jefferson Worth, a wealthy businessman who is determined to bring water to... Read Full Overview

The Winning of Barbara Worth is a classic novel by Harold Bell Wright, originally published in 1911. Set in the American West during the early 20th century, the story follows the lives of three main characters: Jefferson Worth, a wealthy and ruthless businessman who is determined... Read Full Overview