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_aVachell, Horace Annesley, _d1861-1955 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aBunch Grass: A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2003 |
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_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2003-12-01 | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aAlethea-Belle -- The Dumbles -- Pap Spooner -- Gloriana -- Bumblepuppy -- Jasperson's best girl -- Fifteen fat steers -- An experiment -- Uncle Jap's lily -- Wilkins and his Dinah -- A poisoned spring -- The babe -- The baron -- Jim's pup -- Mary -- Old man Bobo's Mandy -- Mintie -- One who died -- A ragamuffin of the foothills -- Dennis. | |
| 508 | _aPG Distributed Proofreaders | ||
| 520 | _a"Bunch Grass: A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch" by Horace Annesley Vachell is a novel penned in the early 20th century. This narrative offers a rich depiction of life on a Southern California cattle ranch, focusing on various characters and their interactions against the backdrop of a rapidly changing landscape. The novel explores themes of hardship, community, and the passage of time, presenting an era marked by both the ruggedness of frontier life and the encroachment of modernity. At the start of "Bunch Grass," we meet the narrator and his brother Ajax, who manage a cattle ranch during the 1880s. The ranch becomes a hub for travelers, showcasing the blend of newcomers and indigenous folk drawn to the area. The author introduces Alethea-Belle Buchanan, the new schoolteacher sent to educate the children in this evolving community. Despite her timid disposition, Alethea-Belle’s character reveals a deeper courage and determination as she navigates her role among the rough rural populace. The opening sets an inviting tone with vivid descriptions of ranch life, hints of adversity, and the nuanced complexities of character interactions, drawing the reader into a world that straddles the traditions of the past and the realities of change. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
| 534 | _nOriginal publication data not identified | ||
| 653 | _aWestern stories | ||
| 653 | _aShort stories, English | ||
| 653 | _aRanching -- California -- Fiction | ||
| 856 | 4 | 0 | _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10372 |
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