The Fighting Edge (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Raine, William Mac Leod Macleod

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1440075727 ISBN 13 : 9781440075728

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Frontier justice, courage, and a young woman who refuses to back down. In The Fighting Edge, a harsh Wyoming frontier becomes the stage for a girl torn between danger and duty, and a young cowhand who discovers the true meaning of loyalty, love, and courage. As family tensions flare and shadows of the past close in, two lives collide in a test of strength, honor, and resilience.

Set against wind-swept mesas and rugged homesteads, the story follows June Tolliver and her father as they navigate a world where strangers arrive with hidden motives, and the line between friend and foe is often unclear. When a bold, insistent outsider stirs trouble at the cabin door, June must confront fear and authority, while a young man named Bob learns what it means to stand up for those he cares about.

What you’ll experience
- A vivid Western setting with tough characters, harsh weather, and a community forged by hard work.
- A portrait of a determined young woman balancing independence with family ties.
- Moments of danger, moral testing, and the power of loyalty and love.
- A narrative that blends frontier action with personal growth and emotional stakes.

Ideal for readers who enjoy classic Western adventures, frontier family dynamics, and stories of resilience and romance.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

A iA: OHS he stood in the doorway, a patched and ragged Cinderella of the desert. Upon her slim, ill-poised figure thi descending sun slanted a shaft of glory. It caught in a spotlight the cheap, dingy gown, the coarse stockings through the holes of which white flesh peeped, the heavy, broken brogans that disfigured the feet. It beat upon a small head with a mass of black, wild-flying hair, on red lips curved with discontent, into dark eyes passionate and resentful at what fate had made of her young life. A silent, sullen lass, one might have guessed, and the judgment would have been true as most first impressions. The girl watched her father drive half a dozen dogies into the mountain corral perched precariously on the hillside. Soon now it would be dusk. She went back into the cabin and began to prepare supper. In the rickety stove she made a fire of cottonwood. There was a business-like efi Sciency in the way she peeled potatoes, prepared the venison for the fryingpan, and mixed the biscuit dough. June Tolliver and her father lived alone on Piceance Creek. Their nearest neighbor was a trapper on Eighteen-M ile Hill. From one months end to another she did Fro Bouaced Pee-ance.
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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1440075727
• ISBN 13: 9781440075728
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 318
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