The Sky Pilot: A Tale of the Foothills

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The Sky Pilot: A Tale of the Foothills

by Ralph Connor

EN·~4 hours·24 chapters

Chapters

24 total

PREFACE

1:22

CHAPTER I - THE FOOTHILLS COUNTRY

12:18

CHAPTER II - THE COMPANY OF THE NOBLE SEVEN

9:21

CHAPTER III - THE COMING OF THE PILOT

8:03

CHAPTER IV - THE PILOT'S MEASURE

8:00

CHAPTER V - FIRST BLOOD

11:26

CHAPTER VI - HIS SECOND WIND

7:45

CHAPTER VII - THE LAST OF THE PERMIT SUNDAYS

10:00

CHAPTER VIII - THE PILOT'S GRIP

14:53

CHAPTER IX - GWEN

14:57
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Description

In the sweeping Foothill Country, prairie rolls into rolling hills and jagged peaks, creating a landscape where wide valleys meet deep canyons and glittering mountain torrents. Here, ranchers, dreamers, and outcasts carve lives from the land, bound by a fierce independence and a quiet romance that flickers between light and shadow. Their world is one of hard‑won freedom, where the call of the open range replaces the comforts of home and the promise of adventure fuels every heartbeat.

A young visitor arrives on a freight train, drawn by an invitation from a distant cousin to spend a summer on a South‑Alberta ranch. He is welcomed by Jack Dale, a charismatic cowboy whose effortless grace and sturdy bronco embody the spirit of the place. Through Dale’s mentorship and the enigmatic “Pilot” who watches over the community, the newcomer begins to discover the deeper values of love, faith, and the unspoken bond that holds the rugged frontier together.

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Language

en

Duration

~4 hours (242K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

May 30, 2006

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Ralph Connor

Ralph Connor

1860–1937

A Presbyterian minister who turned frontier experience into bestselling fiction, he wrote adventure-filled novels with a strong moral core. Under the pen name Ralph Connor, Charles W. Gordon became one of the most widely read Canadian authors of the early 20th century.

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