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100 1 _aTowne, Charles Hanson,
_d1877-1949
245 1 4 _aThe Bad Man: A Novel
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
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 2005-10-30
508 _aE-text prepared by David Garcia, Josephine Paolucci, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net/) from page images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library (http://kdl.kyvl.org/)
520 _a"The Bad Man: A Novel" by Charles Hanson Towne and Porter Emerson Browne is a fictional work written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds around Gilbert Jones, a young American rancher who has bravely ventured into a challenging frontier in Arizona, plagued by bandit threats and financial struggles. The narrative deals with themes of courage, love, and the quest for stability, while also touching upon the complications arising from relationships and unfulfilled dreams. At the start of the novel, Gilbert reflects on his bold decision to settle in Arizona, despite the myriad of difficulties he faces, including the looming threat of foreclosure on his ranch due to bandit raids and his financial misfortunes exacerbated by the Great War. The opening introduces his character and hints at a sense of community among ranchers dealing with the instability of their lives, including the encroachment of their neighbor Jasper Hardy, who harbors ambitions of taking over Gilbert's land. Additionally, the story begins to weave in relationships that may complicate the characters' lives, including Gilbert's past connection with Lucia Pell, the arrival of her husband Morgan Pell, and the dynamics between them all as tensions rise over property and emotional stakes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFiction
700 1 _aBrowne, Porter Emerson,
_d1879-1934
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16968
999 _c58356
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