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100 1 _aKing, Charles,
_d1844-1933
245 1 0 _aStarlight Ranch, and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2008-07-27
505 0 _aStarlight ranch -- Well won; or, From the plains to "The Point" -- From "The Point" to the plains -- The worst man in the troop -- Van.
508 _aProduced by Carla Foust and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Starlight Ranch and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier" by Charles King is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The narratives are set against the backdrop of military life on the American frontier, capturing the experiences of soldiers as they navigate both the challenges of their duties and the complexities of personal relationships. The stories explore themes of adventure, duty, and the conflicts associated with life on the frontier, often highlighting the camaraderie among soldiers and their interactions with the indigenous populations. The opening of "Starlight Ranch" introduces readers to a scouting party composed of soldiers investigating the possible whereabouts of renegade Apaches in the mountainous landscape. As tensions rise over their seemingly aimless marching and inciting concerns over their leader's decisions, the narrative shifts to hints of curiosity regarding two new ranches in the area, particularly one called Starlight Ranch. With introductions to various characters, tension builds around the potential dangers they face and foreshadows connections to a young woman named Zoe Burnham, raising questions about love and duty amid the arid vastness of the frontier. The beginning sets the stage for both military and personal conflicts that will unfold throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aWestern stories
653 _aSoldiers -- Fiction
653 _aFrontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Fiction
653 _aWest (U.S.) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
653 _aUnited States. Army -- Military life -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26137
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