Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 319 Vachell, Horace Annesley 1861 1955 Bunch Grass: A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch Alethea-Belle -- The Dumbles -- Pap Spooner -- Gloriana -- Bumblepuppy -- Jasperson's best girl -- Fifteen fat steers -- An experiment -- Uncle Jap's lily -- Wilkins and his Dinah -- A poisoned spring -- The babe -- The baron -- Jim's pup -- Mary -- Old man Bobo's Mandy -- Mintie -- One who died -- A ragamuffin of the foothills -- Dennis. PG Distributed Proofreaders "Bunch Grass: A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch" by Horace Annesley Vachell is a novel penned in the early 20th century. This narrative offers a rich depiction of life on a Southern California cattle ranch, focusing on various characters and their interactions against the backdrop of a rapidly changing landscape. The novel explores themes of hardship, community, and the passage of time, presenting an era marked by both the ruggedness of frontier life and the encroachment of modernity. At the start of "Bunch Grass," we meet the narrator and his brother Ajax, who manage a cattle ranch during the 1880s. The ranch becomes a hub for travelers, showcasing the blend of newcomers and indigenous folk drawn to the area. The author introduces Alethea-Belle Buchanan, the new schoolteacher sent to educate the children in this evolving community. Despite her timid disposition, Alethea-Belle’s character reveals a deeper courage and determination as she navigates her role among the rough rural populace. The opening sets an inviting tone with vivid descriptions of ranch life, hints of adversity, and the nuanced complexities of character interactions, drawing the reader into a world that straddles the traditions of the past and the realities of change. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Western stories Short stories, English Ranching -- California -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 538289 2025-08-04T11:52:34.682986 text/html 496290 2024-10-28T17:47:21 text/html 300836 2025-08-04T11:52:44.891970 application/epub+zip 313351 2025-08-04T11:52:38.178005 application/epub+zip 290760 2025-08-04T11:52:36.803987 application/epub+zip 610324 2025-08-04T11:52:49.474899 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 580306 2025-08-04T11:52:44.054985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 474223 2022-09-05T07:46:24.632538 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 511937 2025-08-04T11:52:33.469528 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 492158 2024-10-28T17:47:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16969 2025-08-04T11:52:49.612911 application/rdf+xml 22486 2025-08-04T11:52:37.337006 image/jpeg 4907 2025-08-04T11:52:37.069966 image/jpeg 294923 2025-08-04T11:52:34.726541 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia