The Awakening of the DesertFront matterReading editionChapter navigation32 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterJULIUS C. BIRGEChapter I · A Call to the WildernessChapter II · "Roll Out"Chapter III · The Advancing Wave of CivilizationChapter IV · A River Town of the DayChapter V · Our Introduction to the Great PlainsChapter VI · The Oregon TrailChapter VII · Society in the WildernessChapter VIII · Jack Morrow's RanchChapter IX · Men of the Western TwilightChapter X · Dan, The DoctorChapter XI · Fording the Platte in High WaterChapter XII · The Phantom Liar of Grease Wood DesertChapter XIII · The Mystery of Scott's BluffsChapter XIV · The Peace Pipe at LaramieChapter XV · Red Cloud on the War PathChapter XVI · The Mormon TrailChapter XVII · Wild Midnight Revelry in the Caspar HillsChapter XVIII · A Night at Red ButtesChapter XIX · Camp Fire Yarns at Three CrossingsChapter XX · A Spectacular Buffalo ChaseChapter XXI · The Parting of the WaysChapter XXII · The Banditti of Ham's ForkChapter XXIII · Through the Wasatch MountainsChapter XXIV · Why a Fair City Arose in a DesertChapter XXV · Some Inside Glimpses of Mormon AffairsChapter XXVI · Mormon Homes and Social LifeChapter XXVII · The Boarding House TrainChapter XXVIII · Some Episodes In Stock HuntingChapter XXIX · Adventures Of An Amateur DetectiveChapter XXX · The Overland Stage LineBeginning of this editionNext chapter →JULIUS C. BIRGEAll chapters and sections (32)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsJULIUS C. BIRGEChapters123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930Book coverMap of Western United States(Transcriber's Note: Click this map for a larger version on some devices.)◇THE AWAKENING OF THE DESERTBY◇JULIUS C. BIRGE →