The Gray Dawn

The Gray Dawn is a novel written by Stewart Edward White. The story is set in the early 20th century in the American West and follows the life of a young man named John Cummins. John is a recent graduate of a prestigious university and has come to the West to seek his fortune. He quickly becomes enamored with the rugged landscape and the people who inhabit it.As John begins to settle into his new life, he becomes embroiled in a conflict between a group of ranchers and a powerful railroad company. The ranchers are fighting to protect their land from being taken over by the railroad, which is looking to expand its reach across the West. John finds himself caught in the middle of this conflict and must decide where his loyalties lie.Along the way, John falls in love with a beautiful young woman named Helen. Their relationship is complicated by the fact that Helen is the daughter of one of the ranchers who is fighting against the railroad. Despite the challenges they face, John and Helen are determined to be together.The Gray Dawn is a gripping tale of love, adventure, and the struggle for survival in the American West. It is a vivid portrayal of a time and place that has long since passed, but which still holds a powerful fascination for readers today.1915. The novel begins: On the verandah of the Bella Union Hotel, San Francisco, a man sat enjoying his morning pipe. The Bella Union overlooked the Plaza of that day, a dusty, unkempt, open space, later to be swept and graded and dignified into Portsmouth Square. The man was at the younger fringe of middle life. He was dressed neatly and carefully in the fashionable costume of the time, which was the year of grace 1852. As to countenance, he was square and solid; as to physique, he was the same; as to expression, he inclined toward the quietly humorous; in general he would strike the observer as deliberately, philosophically competent. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.