02025cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000410011324500210015426400510017530000470022633600260027333700260029933800360032550000310036150801120039252010260050453400450153065300200157565300560159585600430165199900170169438234UtSlPG20260610133854.0mcr n260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aMulford, Clarence Edward,d1883-195610aHopalong Cassidy 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2011 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2011-12-06 aProduced by Janet Kegg, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net a"Hopalong Cassidy" by Clarence Edward Mulford is a Western novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in the rough and untamed landscape of the American Southwest and revolves around a group of cowboys, particularly focusing on the character Hopalong Cassidy. The novel explores themes of law, order, and the rugged morality of frontier life as it depicts the tensions between rival ranchers. The opening portion of "Hopalong Cassidy" introduces a hostile environment fraught with danger, where gunmen and cowboys roam freely. The narrative shifts between two plotlines, showcasing Antonio, a cunning but cowardly Mexican, plotting mischief against Hopalong and his outfit, and the brave Mary Meeker, who aspires to explore the range despite her father's warnings. As tensions rise and conflicts over cattle territories loom, the characters' motivations and the underlying threads of violence begin to unravel, setting the stage for inevitable confrontations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aWestern stories aCassidy, Hopalong (Fictitious character) -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38234 c79073d79073