Project Gutenberg 2006-01-27 Public domain in the USA. 95 Parrish, Randall 1858 1923 Keller, Arthur Ignatius 1866 1924 Keller, Arthur I. Keller, A. I. (Arthur Ignatius) Keller, A.I. Bob Hampton of Placer E-text prepared by Al Haines "Bob Hampton of Placer" by Randall Parrish is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set against the backdrop of the American West and follows the main character, Bob Hampton, who finds himself in a life-or-death situation amidst a skirmish with Sioux Indians. The initial chapters delve into themes of survival, bravery, and unexpected camaraderie, particularly highlighting the dynamics between Hampton and a young girl named Gillis, who faces trauma following the death of her father during the conflict. At the start of the narrative, a small group, including soldiers and civilians, is ambushed in a canyon while traveling in what they believed to be a safe area. The tension escalates as they are forced into a desperate fight for their lives against a hidden enemy. Amid the chaos, Hampton demonstrates his ingenuity and resourcefulness as he attempts to protect both himself and the girl, who is grieving the loss of her father. The beginning of the novel sets the stage for a gripping tale filled with action and emotional complexity, establishing themes of heroism and the struggle for survival in a harsh environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Western stories Dakota Indians -- Wars, 1876 -- Fiction Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Fiction 593610 585130 2024-09-08T03:57:21.677742 2023-09-08T06:28:38.395075 text/html text/html 580782 2006-01-27T18:10:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 480373 2020-12-13T15:51:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 537551 2024-09-08T03:57:29.766720 application/epub+zip 549329 2024-09-08T03:57:23.221817 application/epub+zip 282450 2024-09-08T03:57:22.302743 application/epub+zip 758654 2024-09-08T03:57:34.700708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 737796 2024-09-08T03:57:29.081766 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470474 2022-09-08T12:02:10.269597 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 544861 544850 2024-09-08T03:57:20.386782 2023-09-08T06:28:37.272034 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 544653 2020-12-13T15:51:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 212412 2020-12-13T15:51:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 544662 2020-12-13T15:51:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 212405 2020-12-13T15:51:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21475 2024-09-08T03:57:34.848686 application/rdf+xml 12768 2024-09-08T03:57:22.665736 image/jpeg 3452 2024-09-08T03:57:22.483727 image/jpeg 526200 2024-09-08T03:57:21.739751 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia