02574cam a22003733u 4500 34928 UtSlPG 20260610133810.0 m cr n 260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PZ Vandercook, Margaret, 1876-1958 The Ranch Girls at Home Again Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2011 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2011-01-12 Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Ranch Girls at Home Again" by Margaret Vandercook is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set in a Western ranch, the story revolves around the lives of a group of young women, primarily focusing on Jacqueline "Jack" Ralston, as they navigate the challenges and adventures of ranch life, family dynamics, and evolving relationships. The narrative highlights themes of friendship, loyalty, and the tension between traditional values and modernity. The opening of the novel introduces a lively scene on the prairie where several characters, including Jack and her friends, observe a horseback race. As Jack fearlessly rides ahead, her friends express concern for her reckless behavior. The chapter establishes the close-knit nature of the group, drawn together by their shared experiences and familial bonds, particularly as they anticipate the arrival of a friend, Olive. This portion of the book hints at conflicts both personal and familial, such as Olive's affairs related to her inheritance and the tensions at the Rainbow Mine. The introduction sets the stage for the girls' next adventures as they deal with their complex lives at the ranch and the impending social changes that threaten their way of life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Western stories Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Ranch life -- Juvenile fiction Courtship -- Juvenile fiction Young women -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile fiction Wyoming -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile fiction Coleman, Ralph P. (Ralph Pallen), 1892-1968 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34928 75773 75773