The Kentucky Ranger

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The Kentucky Ranger

by Edward T. Curnick

EN·~5 hours·2 chapters

Chapters

2 total

AUTHOR'S NOTE

0:46

THE KENTUCKY RANGER

5:18:26

Description

In the untamed woods of early Kentucky, a boisterous camp‑meeting preacher rides hard‑fought trails, his voice ringing with “Glory to God!” as he confronts both the wilderness and the skeptics who try to tease him. A playful chase through mud and swamp turns into a vivid lesson in humility, reminding the mockers that their jokes carry a weight of consequence.

The narrative follows this larger‑than‑life figure—tall, muscular, with a lion‑like mane and eyes that flash between mirth and righteous fire. Beneath the rough homespun coat lies a heart of kindness, humor, and unwavering faith, as he tends to a wounded settler and spreads comfort to frontier families.

Through vivid scenes of pioneer hardship, Indian raids, and the raw beauty of the new western lands, the story paints a portrait of a man whose spirit embodies both the fierce determination of a frontiersman and the gentle compassion of a true shepherd.

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Language

en

Duration

~5 hours (306K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library)

Release date

Feb 19, 2007

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Edward T. Curnick

A little-known early 20th-century writer, he is remembered for The Kentucky Ranger, a historical novel that draws on frontier religion and pioneer life in Kentucky. His surviving work suggests an author interested in Christian teaching as much as storytelling.

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