Project Gutenberg 2006-09-04 Public domain in the USA. 70 Stead, Robert J. C. 1880 1959 Stead, Robert James Campbell The Cow Puncher Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Al Haines "The Cow Puncher" by Robert J. C. Stead is a novel written in the early 20th century. This story captures the rugged life of ranching in the American West, focusing on themes of transformation, responsibility, and the intersection of rural and urban experiences. The main character, Dave Elden, is a ranchhand who navigates the complexities of life on the frontier while encountering both personal challenges and romantic aspirations. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Dave Elden, a capable but rough-around-the-edges ranch boy, who is thrust into an unexpected situation when he helps a girl named Irene Hardy and her injured father after their automobile accident. As he grapples with his feelings for Irene and his disdain for the constraints of ranch life, their interactions reveal contrasts between their backgrounds and future aspirations. The opening chapters vividly depict Dave’s rough, untamed environment contrasted with Irene's urban sophistication, while also portraying the budding friendship that evolves amidst this backdrop, setting the stage for Dave’s quest for self-discovery and personal growth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 509940 505359 2024-10-08T11:52:12.261070 2023-09-08T12:40:22.279469 text/html text/html 503046 2006-09-04T08:14:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 320169 2006-09-04T08:14:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 400875 2024-10-08T11:52:19.989028 application/epub+zip 408626 2024-10-08T11:52:14.280057 application/epub+zip 269541 2024-10-08T11:52:13.026053 application/epub+zip 597705 2024-10-08T11:52:24.365992 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 580565 2024-10-08T11:52:19.224042 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416306 2022-09-09T08:06:20.876777 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 478935 478931 2024-10-08T11:52:11.065077 2023-09-08T12:40:21.328421 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 478863 2006-09-04T08:14:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 182561 2006-09-04T08:14:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 478854 2006-09-04T08:14:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 182536 2006-09-04T08:14:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21014 2024-10-08T11:52:24.490991 application/rdf+xml 12903 2024-10-08T11:52:13.597034 image/jpeg 3405 2024-10-08T11:52:13.310046 image/jpeg 389493 2024-10-08T11:52:12.316098 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