02222cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000320012624500420015826400510020030000470025133600260029833700260032433800360035050000310038650800960041752011400051353400450165365300200169865300260171865300320174470000360177685600430181299900170185519764UtSlPG20260610133447.0mcr n260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a09024262  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aGarland, Hamlin,d1860-194014aThe Moccasin Ranch: A Story of Dakota 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2006  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2006-11-11  aProduced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"The Moccasin Ranch: A Story of Dakota" by Hamlin Garland is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of 1883 Dakota, the story follows a group of newly arrived immigrants, particularly focusing on Willard Burke and his wife Blanche, as they grapple with the challenges of pioneer life on the harsh prairie. The narrative explores themes of adventure, anxiety, and the complexities of romantic relationships in an untamed landscape.  At the start of the story, two wagons filled with immigrants are departing from Boomtown, marking the beginning of their journey into the vast Dakota plains. Among them is Burke, who is filled with awe and anticipation about their new homestead, while his wife Blanche appears more apprehensive. As the couple navigates their new environment, they encounter various challenges, including the roughness of the land and the struggle to adapt to their new life. The opening sets a vivid scene of the American frontier and hints at the emotional and relational dynamics that will evolve as the characters confront their new reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aWestern stories  aRanch life -- Fiction  aDakota Territory -- Fiction1 aHowitt, John Newton,d1885-195840uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19764  c61092d61092