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The Chalice Of Courage: A Romance of Colorado
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brady, Cyrus Townsend, 1861-1920
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : multiple file formats
- Place of Publication:
- Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,
- Summary:
- "The Chalice of Courage: A Romance of Colorado" by Cyrus Townsend Brady is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the harsh realities of life in the rugged mountains of Colorado. The story mainly revolves around a tragic incident involving a man named Will and his wife, Louise, as they navigate the dangers of the wild and the depth of their love for one another. The opening of the book reveals a harrowing situation where a woman's scream echoes through a canyon, leading her husband, Will, to frantic concern after she falls from a precarious trail. As he searches for her, he is paralyzed by fear and guilt, recalling how he had insisted on bringing her along against her own reservations. His desperate journey to reach her culminates in a heart-wrenching moment as he is confronted with her dire injuries, forcing him to make an excruciating decision to end her suffering. This dramatic opening sets the tone for a tale that explores the depths of human emotion amidst the unforgiving beauty of nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
- Credits:
- Produced by Roger Frank, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
- Notes:
- Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
- Release date is 2011-09-20
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