
A dusty sun hangs low over the mesas of Arizona as a small band of cowboys pushes their herd through canyon walls and cottonwood streams, seeking refuge at the remote Double R ranch. There they find a modest adobe house, a fruit tree, and the welcoming hospitality of Charley and Windy Bill, who share soda biscuits and a quiet evening beneath a sky that seems to promise a storm.
The peace is shattered when Uncle Jim, a legendary “long‑hair” who has roamed these mountains since the days of Geronimo, arrives on a white horse with a massive rifle and a pack of unruly hounds. His imposing presence and tales of hunting, lost cattle, and Apache raids hint at a rugged past that still haunts the land. As the men settle in, the listener is drawn into the raw, sun‑baked world of frontier life, where danger and camaraderie walk side by side.
Language
en
Duration
~6 hours (353K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
1996-12-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1873–1946
Adventure, wilderness, and a lifelong curiosity about the unseen all shaped the work of this bestselling American writer. He won early fame with vivid stories of the outdoors and later turned to books about spiritual experience and psychical research.
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