Fruit of the Desert is a novel written by Richard Hayes Barry and published in 1920. The story is set in the American Southwest and follows the life of a young man named John Wesley, who is forced to leave his hometown in the Midwest after being falsely accused of a crime. He travels west and eventually settles in a small town in the desert, where he begins a new life.As John Wesley tries to make a living in the harsh desert environment, he meets...