Project Gutenberg 2007-04-27 Public domain in the USA. 81 Reid, Mayne 1818 1883 Mayne-Reid, Captain Reid, Thomas Mayne The Lone Ranche Reading ease score: 71.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Lone Ranche" by Captain Mayne Reid is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story is set against the backdrop of the American West, exploring themes of frontier life, conflict with Native Americans, and the code of honor among men. The opening chapters introduce us to a Kentuckian named Frank Hamersley, who finds himself at odds with local customs after an insult during a religious procession in Chihuahua, Mexico, leading to a duel that entangles him with troubling characters and friendships. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to the city of Chihuahua and the tense atmosphere of both cultural clashes and violence. Hamersley witnesses a religious procession but unintentionally offends local customs, resulting in a confrontation with Captain Uraga. As tensions escalate, he receives assistance from Colonel Miranda, who proposes a duel with Uraga to secure Hamersley’s honor. This incident foreshadows a deeper connection between Hamersley and Miranda, as they navigate threats from both cultural adversaries and potentially treacherous political environments, setting the stage for their ensuing adventures and challenges on the frontier. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Animals -- Juvenile fiction Birds -- Juvenile fiction Sailing -- Juvenile fiction Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Death -- Juvenile fiction Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Juvenile fiction Soldiers -- Juvenile fiction Hunting -- Juvenile fiction New Mexico -- Juvenile fiction Courtship -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 732427 732428 2024-10-09T09:27:37.966066 2023-09-09T11:08:35.782945 text/html text/html 752312 2007-04-27T14:37:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 272518 2007-04-27T14:37:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 346952 2024-10-09T09:27:49.374159 application/epub+zip 359187 2024-10-09T09:27:40.709047 application/epub+zip 359186 2024-10-09T09:27:39.107072 application/epub+zip 613826 2024-10-09T09:27:55.727971 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 594936 2024-10-09T09:27:48.323994 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 573342 2022-09-10T06:21:29.580088 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 700467 700442 2024-10-09T09:27:36.564055 2023-09-09T11:08:34.443935 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 700399 2007-04-27T14:37:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 275496 2007-04-27T14:37:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22290 2024-10-09T09:27:55.873946 application/rdf+xml 10843 2024-10-09T09:27:39.782035 image/jpeg 2988 2024-10-09T09:27:39.493039 image/jpeg 330688 2024-10-09T09:27:38.032065 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