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LoC No.: 19015321
Title: The Ranchman
Note: Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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Summary: "The Ranchman" by Charles Alden Seltzer is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Quinton Taylor, a rugged character navigating his return to his hometown of Dawes, amid various dramatic situations. The narrative sets a landscape of a young town brimming with ambition and conflict, hinting at larger themes of loyalty, deception, and resilience in the face of adversity. At the start of the novel, the scene unfolds aboard a hot Pullman train crossing the desert landscape toward Dawes. Taylor struggles with discomfort in ill-fitting clothes, hinting at his background as a cowboy, while he observes fellow passengers, including a girl named Marion Harlan and two men, Carrington and Parsons, who appear to have ulterior motives regarding the town. Taylor's instincts kick in when he overhears their intentions to "own Dawes," stirring feelings of protectiveness for his hometown. As the train approaches its destination, tensions rise with the introduction of a train robbery, where Taylor reveals his true nature by intervening heroically, solidifying his role in a story interwoven with personal stakes and emerging conflicts. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Seltzer, Charles Alden, 1875-1942
Illustrator: Ivory, P. V. E., 1883-1960
EBook No.: 37204
Published: Aug 25, 2011
Downloads: 142
Language: English
Subject: Fiction
Subject: Western stories
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 19015321
Title: The Ranchman
Note: Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits:
Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
Summary: "The Ranchman" by Charles Alden Seltzer is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Quinton Taylor, a rugged character navigating his return to his hometown of Dawes, amid various dramatic situations. The narrative sets a landscape of a young town brimming with ambition and conflict, hinting at larger themes of loyalty, deception, and resilience in the face of adversity. At the start of the novel, the scene unfolds aboard a hot Pullman train crossing the desert landscape toward Dawes. Taylor struggles with discomfort in ill-fitting clothes, hinting at his background as a cowboy, while he observes fellow passengers, including a girl named Marion Harlan and two men, Carrington and Parsons, who appear to have ulterior motives regarding the town. Taylor's instincts kick in when he overhears their intentions to "own Dawes," stirring feelings of protectiveness for his hometown. As the train approaches its destination, tensions rise with the introduction of a train robbery, where Taylor reveals his true nature by intervening heroically, solidifying his role in a story interwoven with personal stakes and emerging conflicts. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Seltzer, Charles Alden, 1875-1942
Illustrator: Ivory, P. V. E., 1883-1960
EBook No.: 37204
Published: Aug 25, 2011
Downloads: 142
Language: English
Subject: Fiction
Subject: Western stories
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.