Project Gutenberg 2008-12-13 Public domain in the USA. 79 Chase, Mary Ellen 1887 1973 Virginia of Elk Creek Valley Reading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) "Virginia of Elk Creek Valley" by Mary Ellen Chase is a novel written in the early 20th century. This fictional work explores the lives and adventures of a group of young women and men as they navigate the landscapes and challenges of the Big Horn Country in Wyoming during the pioneer days. The central character, Virginia, is characterized by her enthusiasm and emotional depth, particularly as she prepares for the arrival of her friends and family to her homestead. The opening of the novel introduces us to the breathtaking beauty of Elk Creek Valley on a mid-summer morning, where Virginia and her friend Donald are filled with excitement about their plans. Virginia expresses her joy and eagerness as she anticipates the arrival of her friends, envisioning the adventures they will have together. Through lively dialogue, we see Virginia's vibrant personality juxtaposed with her companion's more calm demeanor, hinting at the dynamics that will unfold among the group. As they travel toward the station to greet their friends, Virginia is portrayed as an eager, imaginative young woman, devoted to the natural wonders surrounding her and the connections with her peers. This sets the stage for a narrative rich in camaraderie, exploration, and growth in the new American landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Wyoming -- Fiction Ranch life -- Fiction Vacations -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 407346 407166 2024-10-12T03:45:23.660196 2023-09-12T07:29:24.556893 text/html text/html 425739 2008-12-13T14:19:01 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 184659 2021-01-04T12:43:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 268083 2024-10-12T03:45:33.708642 application/epub+zip 272236 2024-10-12T03:45:27.431655 application/epub+zip 215496 2024-10-12T03:45:25.974629 application/epub+zip 485030 2024-10-12T03:45:38.255584 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 474788 2024-10-12T03:45:32.721644 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398428 2022-09-12T15:20:30.780791 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349619 349520 2024-10-12T03:45:22.594136 2023-09-12T07:29:23.672906 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 349336 2021-01-04T12:43:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 132600 2021-01-04T12:43:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 349348 2021-01-04T12:43:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 132583 2021-01-04T12:43:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22033 2024-10-12T03:45:38.391620 application/rdf+xml 14115 2024-10-12T03:45:26.540760 image/jpeg 3377 2024-10-12T03:45:26.255792 image/jpeg 264554 2024-10-12T03:45:23.698204 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