Project Gutenberg 2005-11-25 Public domain in the USA. 98 Webster, Frank V. Bob Chester's Grit; Or, From Ranch to Riches E-text prepared by Joseph R. Hauser, Emmy, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Bob Chester's Grit; Or, From Ranch to Riches" by Frank V. Webster is a novel written in the early 20th century. This coming-of-age story follows a determined young boy named Bob Chester as he navigates the challenges of life in New York City, ultimately aspiring to leave his difficult guardian and seek a new life as a rancher in Oklahoma. The tale highlights themes of perseverance, morality, and the desire for independence. At the start of the novel, Bob is caught in a dilemma after being swindled by con men while delivering groceries for his guardian, Len Dardus. As he seeks to rectify the situation, he is wrongfully arrested and subsequently finds an unexpected champion in a reporter who advocates for his innocence in the court. Bob's experiences of betrayal and subsequent release catalyze his decision to leave Dardus for good and pursue his dream of ranching in the West, setting the stage for an adventurous journey filled with new opportunities and self-discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Ranch life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 284731 2025-07-07T10:06:04.576117 text/html 288033 2020-12-13T07:01:27 text/html 321052 2025-07-07T10:06:12.588052 application/epub+zip 321450 2025-07-07T10:06:07.732044 application/epub+zip 170422 2025-07-07T10:06:06.388111 application/epub+zip 597655 2025-07-07T10:06:16.138053 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 564995 2025-07-07T10:06:11.627085 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314384 2022-09-08T09:30:45.830076 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251673 2025-07-07T10:06:03.623127 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 251339 2020-12-13T07:01:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 251346 2020-12-13T07:01:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21059 2025-07-07T10:06:16.266045 application/rdf+xml 14712 2025-07-07T10:06:06.893083 image/jpeg 3521 2025-07-07T10:06:06.638093 image/jpeg 92731 2020-12-13T07:01:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 237298 2020-12-13T07:01:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 92728 2020-12-13T07:01:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 308235 2025-07-07T10:06:04.608052 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