Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party

audiobook

Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party

by Caroline Elliott Hoogs Jacobs, Edyth Ellerbeck Read

EN·~6 hours·34 chapters

Chapters

34 total
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party

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CHAPTER I - THE WANDERER

18:04
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CHAPTER II - IN THE BLUE BONNET COUNTRY

19:19
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CHAPTER III - THE GLORIOUS FOURTH

17:03
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CHAPTER IV - THE ROUND ROBIN

18:47
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CHAPTER V - THE SWIMMING HOLE

14:04
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CHAPTER VI - AN ADVENTURE

17:44
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CHAPTER VII - A FALLING OUT

19:05

Description

Blue Bonnet, a spirited young woman fresh from a brief New York adventure, is whisked away back to Texas in a lavish private car called The Wanderer. The carriage, with its velvet chairs, glass buffet and a built‑in library, feels like a palace on wheels and fills her with both awe and a touch of impatience as the journey drags on. As the prairie sunrise slides past the window, she dreams of the summer waiting for her at the family ranch.

She’s not traveling alone; Uncle Cliff has arranged for the six other members of her close‑knit “We Are Seven” club to meet the car in Woodford and join the trek. Together they will head for a long‑planned ranch party where old Gertrudis, the legendary cook of Lone Star Ranch, will keep everyone fed, and the mysterious Benita, a local ranch hand, promises unexpected excitement. The stage is set for a lively season of friendship, rustic fun, and the gentle clash between city polish and frontier charm.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~6 hours (365K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Suzanne Lybarger, Brian Janes and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2007-06-28

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the authors

Caroline Elliott Hoogs Jacobs

Caroline Elliott Hoogs Jacobs

1835–1916

Best known for the spirited Blue Bonnet books, this early 20th-century writer brought ranch life, friendship, and growing up to life for young readers. Her stories mix adventure with a warm, old-fashioned sense of fun.

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Edyth Ellerbeck Read

Best known as the co-author of the early 20th-century novel Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party, she wrote stories for young readers with an easy sense of adventure and home-life charm.

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