Project Gutenberg 2008-06-10 Public domain in the USA. 149 Seltzer, Charles Alden 1875 1942 Schoonover, Frank E. 1877 1972 Schoonover, Frank Earle The Range Boss Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Range Boss" by Charles Alden Seltzer is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of the American West, the story revolves around the character Rex Randerson, a range boss who becomes embroiled in the lives of the Harkness family as they manage their ranch, the Flying W. The themes of resilience, romance, and the rugged beauty of the frontier create a narrative filled with challenges and interpersonal tensions. The opening of the book introduces Rex Randerson as he observes a buckboard carrying newcomers, including Ruth Harkness, the new owner of the Flying W, as they arrive in his territory. As Randerson grapples with the presence of city-dwellers in what he considers a wild land, he witnesses a mishap with the buckboard attempting to cross a treacherous river. His decision to intervene leads to an encounter with Ruth, setting the stage for their developing relationship amidst the complexities of ranch life and local rivalries. This opening portion establishes not only the main characters but also the conflict they face in adapting to their respective roles while navigating their evolving dynamics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Western stories PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 476915 476912 2024-09-11T06:34:34.249267 2023-09-11T09:51:52.187627 text/html text/html 501445 2008-06-10T13:09:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 968282 2008-06-10T13:09:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 827815 2024-09-11T06:34:42.341234 application/epub+zip 834540 2024-09-11T06:34:36.103277 application/epub+zip 228498 2024-09-11T06:34:35.008266 application/epub+zip 616515 2024-09-11T06:34:47.146211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 570453 2024-09-11T06:34:41.459201 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 353598 2022-09-12T05:56:46.426437 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414712 414629 2024-09-11T06:34:33.002334 2023-09-11T09:51:51.046654 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 414635 2008-06-10T13:09:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 154561 2008-06-10T13:09:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18692 2024-09-11T06:34:47.299187 application/rdf+xml 11186 2024-09-11T06:34:35.379244 image/jpeg 3009 2024-09-11T06:34:35.195244 image/jpeg 815309 2024-09-11T06:34:34.304232 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