02204cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000330011324500360014626400510018230000470023333600260028033700260030633800360033250000310036850801020039952011180050153400450161965300220166465300340168665300350172065300510175585600430180699900170184938087UtSlPG20260610133852.0mcr n260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aBindloss, Harold,d1866-194514aThe Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2011 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2011-11-22 aProduced by Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net a"The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound" by Harold Bindloss is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Frank Whitney, a 16-year-old boy who leaves his home in Boston to find adventure and work on a ranch near Puget Sound, driven by a desire to escape a mundane office job and earn a living. Upon arrival, Frank encounters the rugged beauty of the Pacific Northwest and the challenges of ranch life, learning valuable skills and forming friendships along the way. The opening of the story sees Frank traveling to Puget Sound while reflecting on the hardships he faced since leaving Boston. As he arrives, he is anxious about meeting the man who has offered him a chance at a new life on the ranch. The narrative depicts his journey of self-discovery as he leaves behind a life of relative comfort and enters a world filled with labor, camaraderie, and the beautiful yet potentially dangerous wilderness. The introduction emphasizes the contrasts between his past and future, setting the stage for his growth and the adventures he will face on the ranch. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aAdventure stories aYoung men -- Juvenile fiction aRanch life -- Juvenile fiction aPuget Sound Region (Wash.) -- Juvenile fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38087 c78927d78927