Be EDNAH AIKEN Chapter Summary Overview
Synopsis of chapters in a serialized novel featuring Rickard of the Overland Pacific as he answers Marshall in Tucson to save the Imperial Valley. The tale follows political intrigue, river control, desert reclamation, Hardin family tensions, and Rickard gaining or clashing with influence as he seeks to implement a levee plan at Calexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. C. Rickard
Overland Pacific
Marshall
Tucson
Ariz
Casey
Marshall Rickard
Colorado
Thomas Hardin
Desert Reclamation Company
Hardin
Rickard
Gerty Holmes
Imperial Valley
Ove
Ik Rickard
Liil Rickard
Calexico
Innes Hardin
Comy
Wagers
Cape Valley
Innes
Richard
Hardins
Gerty
The Wrong Man Returns to Mrs Hardin
Mrs Hardin hears from every source but the right one that Richard has returned. The old lover’s return disrupts her peace and heightens the sense of coincidence in their lives as she waits for a sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. Hardin
Richard
Innes
Gerty
Tom
Casey
Hardin
Hardip
MacLean
Estrada
Mem
Gerry Hardin
Hardins power and a desert earthquake ripple through
Richard learns of San Francisco fires as a desert town reels. Hardin's neglect of dredge machinery sparks tension with Rickard. Gerty grapples with love, jealousy, and a planned summer widowhood as Tom grows restless at the boarding house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin
Rickard
San Francisco
Richard
Los Angeles
O. P
Babcock
San Jose
Oakland
Transbay
Tom Hardin
Yuma
Fen Francisco
The Dragon Takes a Hand On the Levee Night
Hardin and party hurry through a gale to the levee as the river threatens the town. Gerty, Innes, and others face fear and drama while preparations spark for rescue as signals from the water tower reach Coronel and the hoped for relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Gerty
Innes
Tom
MacLean
Richard
Young Sutcliffe
Tanjero
Sutcliffe
Estrada
Brinn
Hardin
Napoleon
Austerius
Blinn
Sixth
Youngberg
Water Company Number One
Hollister
Wilson
Palo Verde
Coronel
Gertz Hardin
Desert Hotel
Gerty Hardin
Innes Hardin
Dredge Machinery and a Failing Plan
He reflects on a creaking dredge and the crew's failures blaming himself for delaying the party to Hardin. Speculation swirls about a city in danger from fire and widespread isolation with telegraph lines down as he exits toward the water tower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin
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Ednah Aiken
Lawrence
Desert
River
Cottege
Sas
Bel
Mra. Youngberg
Mra
Batfield
Middleton
Poe
Jones
Patton
Gerty’s Pretty Lips Hardened
Tosh
Maity
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