Project Gutenberg 2005-11-18 Public domain in the USA. 205 Shedd, George C. (George Clifford) 1877 1937 Shedd, George Clifford Botkin, Henry Albert 1896 1983 Botkin, Henry A. The Iron Furrow Produced by David Garcia, Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Iron Furrow" by George C. Shedd is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book centers on Lee Bryant, a young civil engineer who has just purchased a struggling ranch in New Mexico and is determined to bring water to the parched land through irrigation. Set against a backdrop of rugged landscapes and the challenges of homesteading, the story explores themes of perseverance, the clash between settlers of different races, and the trials of rural life. At the start of the narrative, the reader is introduced to the landscape of New Mexico, where Lee Bryant navigates the dry mesa and encounters the harsh reality of ranch life. He meets two young women, Ruth Gardner and Imogene Martin, who are homesteading nearby and struggling with their claims. The subplot introduces a looming threat from the powerful Menocal family, who control the water rights and seem intent on sabotaging Bryant's plans. In a twist of fate, as he works on the irrigation system, Bryant must juggle his goals with the interpersonal dynamics and conflicts arising in this rural setting, particularly as he finds himself increasingly drawn to Ruth Gardner amidst the tensions surrounding them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Frontier and pioneer life -- New Mexico -- Fiction Ranching -- New Mexico -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 475223 2025-10-07T09:54:10.018212 text/html 470736 2020-12-12T21:55:56 text/html 405899 2025-10-07T09:54:18.793199 application/epub+zip 414563 2025-10-07T09:54:12.350168 application/epub+zip 257142 2025-10-07T09:54:10.896186 application/epub+zip 647411 2025-10-07T09:54:23.297094 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 616591 2025-10-07T09:54:17.779112 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 413797 2022-09-08T09:11:45.117354 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 431142 2025-10-07T09:54:08.717162 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 431020 2020-12-12T21:55:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 431012 2020-12-12T21:55:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21053 2025-10-07T09:54:23.439080 application/rdf+xml 13179 2025-10-07T09:54:11.421176 image/jpeg 3611 2025-10-07T09:54:11.156155 image/jpeg 167867 2020-12-12T21:55:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 334419 2020-12-12T21:55:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 167797 2020-12-12T21:55:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 399779 2025-10-07T09:54:10.061189 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 en.wikipedia