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Transcriber's Note
EDWARD S. ELLIS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
THE FRONTIER ANGEL: A ROMANCE OF KENTUCKY RANGERS' LIFE.
CHAPTER I. THE NIGHT BEFORE THE DEPARTURE.
CHAPTER II. THE FATE OF THE FLAT-BOAT.
CHAPTER III. THE TWO SCOUTS.
CHAPTER IV. THE FAINT HOPE.
CHAPTER V. THE MYSTERIOUS WARNING.
CHAPTER VI. THE FRONTIER ANGEL—THE SHAWNEES.
In the twilight of the eighteenth‑century frontier, a modest Pennsylvania village rests on the edge of the Ohio River, its fields lit by a scattering of homestead lamps. Within a warm hearth‑side gathering, we meet the Abbot family—hard‑working farmers and their beautiful daughter Marian—alongside the earnest young ranger Russel Mansfield, whose affection for Marian has blossomed over the past few years. Their lives are poised on the brink of change, as a flat‑boat bound for the untamed heart of Kentucky promises new opportunity and the looming uncertainty of the wilderness beyond.
The novel weaves together the everyday rhythms of frontier farming with the stirring call of adventure, hinting at the perils that await the settlers and the rugged Kentucky Rangers who protect them. As love, ambition, and the threat of hostile forces intersect, the story captures the hopeful spirit and quiet courage of those daring to forge a future on America’s expanding edge.
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (252K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Patrick Hopkins, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library)
Release date
2010-12-18
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1840–1916
A remarkably prolific 19th-century writer, he turned frontier adventure, history, and biography into fast-moving reading for generations of young Americans. Before becoming known for hundreds of stories and articles, he also worked as a teacher, school administrator, and journalist.
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