TY - BOOK AU - Alger,Horatio,Jr TI - Bob Burton; or, The Young Ranchman of the Missouri AV - PZ PY - 2016/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction KW - Young men -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction KW - Bildungsromans KW - Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction KW - Ranches -- Juvenile fiction KW - Success -- Juvenile fiction KW - Families -- Juvenile fiction KW - Middle West -- Juvenile fiction KW - Real estate agents -- Juvenile fiction KW - Conspiracies -- Juvenile fiction KW - Extortion -- Juvenile fiction N1 - Release date is 2016-05-30; Produced by David Edwards, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive); Original publication data not identified N2 - "Bob Burton; or, The Young Ranchman of the Missouri" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Bob Burton, a young ranchman navigating life on his family's ranch in Missouri. The opening chapters set the stage for a conflict involving Bob's father, Richard Burton, and Aaron Wolverton, the local moneylender, who harbors a hidden grudge against the family. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to the Burton family as they prepare for Richard's trip to pay interest on a mortgage held by Wolverton. Tensions are hinted at in interactions between Richard and his wife, Mary, who expresses mistrust of Wolverton, recalling his past advances towards her. After Richard's tragic accident on the way home, where Wolverton is seen rifling through his pockets, a plot emerges involving accusations, deceit, and the desperate quest for justice. Bob, alongside his companion Clip, a young African American refugee, begins to confront the challenges threatening their livelihood while discovering the depths of Wolverton's malevolence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52194 ER -