Project Gutenberg 2008-10-13 Public domain in the USA. 89 Raine, William MacLeod 1871 1954 Raine, William McLeod Hutchison, D. C. 1869 1954 Hutchison, Donald C. 22016087 Crooked Trails and Straight Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Crooked Trails and Straight" by William MacLeod Raine is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around young Curly Flandrau, who finds himself embroiled in the dangerous life of horse thieves and outlaws in the American frontier, dealing with complex relationships and moral dilemmas as he navigates his circumstances. As he mingles with various characters, including fellow rustlers and ranchers, Curly must confront the consequences of his choices and the legacy of crime that threatens to engulf him. The opening of the novel introduces Curly and his companions as they return after a long day on the trail, revealing their involvement in dubious dealings with horses. When Curly runs into an old friend in town, relationships quickly complicate, especially as they attract attention from those seeking justice for their crimes. Tension mounts as they become aware of the consequences of their actions, particularly after one of their party is killed in a confrontation. The chapter sets a gripping tone of adventure, highlighting Curly's internal conflict between the thrill of the outlaw life and the harsh realities it brings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Western stories PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 470602 470573 2024-09-11T11:11:32.250217 2023-09-12T05:14:00.194591 text/html text/html 494586 2021-01-04T05:47:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 309907 2021-01-04T05:47:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 374745 2024-09-11T11:11:41.418153 application/epub+zip 383098 2024-09-11T11:11:34.366168 application/epub+zip 240807 2024-09-11T11:11:33.075210 application/epub+zip 580944 2024-09-11T11:11:46.642115 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 533742 2024-09-11T11:11:40.438143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393379 2022-09-12T11:55:16.394784 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400005 399921 2024-09-11T11:11:30.566217 2023-09-12T05:13:58.734587 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 399931 2021-01-04T05:47:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 153884 2021-01-04T05:47:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 399931 2021-01-04T05:47:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 153848 2021-01-04T05:47:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20711 2024-09-11T11:11:46.803077 application/rdf+xml 12465 2024-09-11T11:11:33.603167 image/jpeg 3281 2024-09-11T11:11:33.414150 image/jpeg 363925 2024-09-11T11:11:32.299151 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