Cowmen and Rustlers: A Story of the Wyoming Cattle Ranges
A family connection moves to the Wyoming cattle country, setting off a sequence of frontier adventures that blend natural hazards and human violence. Young relatives and companions face wolves, icy escapes, gunfire, and long pursuits as clashes between ranchmen and organized rustlers escalate into raids, an arsoned homestead, and tense negotiations. The plot alternates action set pieces with councils, covert messages, hostage crises, and paroles, tracing shifting loyalties and tactics on the open range until a final summons and a concluding confrontation resolve the sustained campaign of pursuit and retribution.
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A family connection moves to the Wyoming cattle country, setting off a sequence of frontier adventures that blend natural hazards and human violence. Young relatives and companions face wolves, icy escapes, gunfire, and long pursuits as clashes between ranchmen and organized rustlers escalate into raids, an arsoned homestead, and tense negotiations. The plot alternates action set pieces with councils, covert messages, hostage crises, and paroles, tracing shifting loyalties and tactics on the open range until a final summons and a concluding confrontation resolve the sustained campaign of pursuit and retribution.
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