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William Scully, an Irishman who was a member of the lesser landed gentry, put his life’s energy into the accumulation of high-quality, low-cost land. He carefully husbanded his inheritance, and in 1850 he traveled to the United States and purchased with personal savings more than 8,000 acres in central Illinois. In 1851 he acquired another 30,000 acres of swampy virgin land. He added to his holdings until, by the late nineteenth century, he had amassed almost 225,000 acres of fertile farm land in Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, and had become an absentee, alien landlord to some 1,500 tenants. Meanwhile, Scully was involved in lawsuits and violent landlord-tenant confrontations ov...
Reproduction of the original: By Veldt and Kopje by William Charles Scully
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Beyond the actual landscapes in the book "Between Sun and Sand," written by W. C. Scully skilfully crafts a narrative tapestry that explores the complex lives of the people as they struggle with the harsh reality of the African desert. While the heroes negotiate both the harsh external conditions and the nuances of interpersonal relationships, the book effectively conveys the importance of survival and perseverance. Through evocative descriptions of the desert's sensory elements-such as the searing heat and shifting sands-Scully's prose creates a vivid setting for the characters' trials and victories. The novel takes readers to a place where the distinction between cruelty and beauty is hazy and unexpected tests of the human spirit occur. "Between Sun and Sand" is a compelling literary examination of the internal and exterior landscapes, and it serves as a monument to Scully's ability to blend the lyrical with the profound.
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Lodges in the Wilderness" by W. C. Scully. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.