Project Gutenberg 2006-11-11 Public domain in the USA. 145 Garland, Hamlin 1860 1940 Howitt, John Newton 1885 1958 09024262 The Moccasin Ranch: A Story of Dakota Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Moccasin Ranch: A Story of Dakota" by Hamlin Garland is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of 1883 Dakota, the story follows a group of newly arrived immigrants, particularly focusing on Willard Burke and his wife Blanche, as they grapple with the challenges of pioneer life on the harsh prairie. The narrative explores themes of adventure, anxiety, and the complexities of romantic relationships in an untamed landscape. At the start of the story, two wagons filled with immigrants are departing from Boomtown, marking the beginning of their journey into the vast Dakota plains. Among them is Burke, who is filled with awe and anticipation about their new homestead, while his wife Blanche appears more apprehensive. As the couple navigates their new environment, they encounter various challenges, including the roughness of the land and the struggle to adapt to their new life. The opening sets a vivid scene of the American frontier and hints at the emotional and relational dynamics that will evolve as the characters confront their new reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Western stories Ranch life -- Fiction Dakota Territory -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 141136 2025-08-08T10:37:21.304188 text/html 140062 2006-11-11T14:43:08 text/html 176820 2025-08-08T10:37:27.708161 application/epub+zip 178364 2025-08-08T10:37:24.421190 application/epub+zip 116833 2025-08-08T10:37:23.265172 application/epub+zip 330690 2025-08-08T10:37:30.286162 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 311368 2025-08-08T10:37:26.883172 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220192 2022-09-09T11:08:23.571797 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121982 2025-08-08T10:37:20.908195 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 121845 2006-11-11T14:43:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 121837 2006-11-11T14:43:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20840 2025-08-08T10:37:30.436150 application/rdf+xml 16783 2025-08-08T10:37:23.760178 image/jpeg 3928 2025-08-08T10:37:23.514161 image/jpeg 48012 2006-11-11T14:43:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 91310 2006-11-11T14:43:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 47994 2006-11-11T14:43:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 178194 2025-08-08T10:37:21.322179 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