
CHAPTER I. The Great Wolfville Strike.
CHAPTER II. The Grinding of Dave Tutt.
CHAPTER III. The Feud of Pickles.
CHAPTER IV. Johnny Florer's Axle Grease.
CHAPTER V. Toothpick Johnson's Ostracism.
CHAPTER VI. The Wolfville Daily Coyote.
CHAPTER VII. Cherokee Hall Plays Poker.
CHAPTER VIII. The Treachery of Curly Ben
CHAPTER IX. Colonel Sterett's Reminiscences
CHAPTER X. How the Dumb Man Rode.
In the dusty crossroads of the Southwest, Wolfville hums with the clatter of copper mines, bustling cafés, and a lively dance hall that never seems to sleep. The town’s rhythm is interrupted when the local printers, fed up with long hours and meager pay, stage a bold strike that ripples through every corner of the community. From the seasoned old cattleman nursing his pipe to the curious newcomer from the East, the narrative captures the everyday lives that converge on the streets, saloons, and the newspaper office known as the Coyote.
Against this backdrop, a charismatic colonel and a scheming opera house manager each vie for influence, their ambitions intertwining with the workers’ fight for fairness. As tensions rise, the story paints a vivid portrait of a frontier town where loyalty, humor, and the promise of change hang in the balance, inviting listeners to experience the gritty, hopeful spirit of Wolfville’s early days.
Language
en
Duration
~7 hours (439K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Release date
Jan 1, 2003
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1857–1914
A fast-talking newspaperman turned storyteller, this American writer brought the rough edges of the West and the backroom world of politics into vivid popular fiction. He was especially known for the wildly successful Wolfville stories and for sharp reporting on New York political corruption.
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