Project Gutenberg 2009-09-27 Public domain in the USA. 168 Cullum, Ridgwell 1867 1943 Burghard, Sidney Groves 11015861 The One-Way Trail: A story of the cattle country Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The One-Way Trail: A Story of the Cattle Country" by Ridgwell Cullum is a novel written in the early 20th century. This story is set in the rugged cattle country of Montana and revolves around the lives and relationships of cowboys, ranchers, and the complexities that arise when love and ambition collide. The main characters introduced include Jim Thorpe, a thoughtful foreman with a tragic past, and Dan McLagan, the brash, optimistic ranch owner who has grand plans for his cattle empire. The opening of the novel introduces us to Jim Thorpe and Dan McLagan as they discuss a successful round-up on McLagan's ranch, the "AZ's." While McLagan is full of ambitious plans for expansion, Jim possesses a more cautious demeanor, reflecting on his past failures and ambitions that were thwarted by misfortune. Their conversation hints at deeper tensions, particularly as Jim is grappling with his feelings for Eve Marsham, a local woman, and the rivalry with his cousin Will Henderson, who also has eyes on her. Throughout this initial chapter, the stage is set for themes of loyalty, betrayal, and the harsh realities of life in the cattle industry, hinting at a backdrop of impending conflict and emotional turmoil. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Western stories Ranch life -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 727232 727256 2024-09-13T03:58:26.809129 2023-09-13T09:02:07.935765 text/html text/html 773142 2021-01-05T17:37:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 549832 2021-01-05T17:37:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 611645 2024-09-13T03:58:37.616104 application/epub+zip 626549 2024-09-13T03:58:28.964091 application/epub+zip 343952 2024-09-13T03:58:27.673138 application/epub+zip 920276 2024-09-13T03:58:44.154014 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 900538 2024-09-13T03:58:36.750102 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 601334 2022-09-14T04:34:01.266424 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 639386 639302 2024-09-13T03:58:24.931165 2023-09-13T09:02:06.090753 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 639181 2021-01-05T17:37:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 245596 2021-01-05T17:37:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 639176 2021-01-05T17:37:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 245564 2021-01-05T17:37:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20482 2024-09-13T03:58:44.295012 application/rdf+xml 15661 2024-09-13T03:58:28.193090 image/jpeg 3640 2024-09-13T03:58:27.998125 image/jpeg 604302 2024-09-13T03:58:26.886134 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