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100 1 _aSeltzer, Charles Alden,
_d1875-1942
240 1 0 _aWest. Finnish
245 1 0 _aAseeton kaksintaistelu
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-11-16
508 _aTimo Ervasti and Tapio Riikonen
520 _a"Aseeton kaksintaistelu: Romaani Suuresta Lännestä" by Charles Alden Seltzer is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Josephine Hamilton, a young woman traveling through the Wild West, where she encounters a group of cowboys and becomes embroiled in a dramatic confrontation when she learns of a planned lynching. The narrative dives into themes of justice, morality, and the cultural clash between the law and the harsh realities of frontier life. At the start of the novel, Josephine is on a train journey, feeling a mix of excitement and apprehension as she witnesses the desolate landscape outside her window. During a stop, she overhears conversations about a lynching and becomes increasingly troubled by the thought of imminent violence against a man accused of horse theft. As she steps off the train, driven by a blend of curiosity and concern, she finds herself amidst a gathering crowd of onlookers and cowboys, where she quickly realizes that her moral beliefs are at odds with the rough justice methods of the local men. The opening sets the stage for her internal conflict and the unfolding drama of life in the Wild West, hinting at her determination to challenge the crowd and protect the accused man. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cJyväskylä: K. J. Gummerus Oy, 1926
653 _aWestern stories
653 _aWomen -- West (U.S.) -- Fiction
700 1 _aKesäniemi, Paavo,
_d1879-1940
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72136
999 _c112862
_d112862