
Contents
CHAPTER I—THE GENESIS OF TROUBLE
CHAPTER II—BY WAY OF THE “NEW MOON”
CHAPTER III—WHICH SHOWS THAT THE WORM DOES NOT ALWAYS TURN
CHAPTER IV—A FORTHRIGHT FIGHTING-MAN
CHAPTER V—THE RELATIVE MERITS OF THE FRYING-PAN AND THE FIRE
CHAPTER VI—SLOWFOOT GEORGE
CHAPTER VII—THE SEAT OF THE SCORNFUL
CHAPTER VIII—BY WAYS THAT WERE DARK
CHAPTER IX—MR. MONTELL
A reflective voice carries us from the endless prairie of his childhood to the orderly streets of St. Louis, where a young man raised on cattle and wide‑open skies finds himself confined by his mother’s promise to keep him from the harsh life of the range. He remembers the scent of sagebrush, the thundering hooves of shaggy‑maned horses, and the ache of a heart that longs for corrals that no city can offer. The narrative gently unfolds his inner tug‑of‑war between the rugged legacy of his father and the genteel expectations of his mother’s Southern lineage.
As he grows, school and society push him toward a conventional career, yet the memory of the Red River’s rolling plains never truly fades. The story sets the stage for a restless yearning that may soon drive him back toward the land that shaped his earliest dreams. Listeners will be drawn into his quiet struggle, feeling the pull of both civilization and the untamed frontier.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (301K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2011-01-21
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1881–1972
Drawn from real experience as a cowboy, logger, and traveler, these stories bring the early western frontier and British Columbia coast to life. His novels mix adventure with a sharp eye for work, class, and the changing world around him.
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