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050 4 _aPZ
100 1 _aAlger, Horatio, Jr.,
_d1832-1899
245 1 0 _aBob Burton; or, The Young Ranchman of the Missouri
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2016
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2016-05-30
508 _aProduced 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)
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aYoung men -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aBildungsromans
653 _aAdventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aRanches -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSuccess -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aFamilies -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aMiddle West -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aReal estate agents -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aConspiracies -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aExtortion -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52194
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