Project Gutenberg 2009-04-22 Public domain in the USA. 387 Kelly, Florence Finch 1858 1939 Finch Kelly, Florence Smith, Dan 00005987 With Hoops of Steel Produced by D Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "With Hoops of Steel" by Florence Finch Kelly is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds against the backdrop of the American Southwest, particularly focusing on the lives and conflicts of cattlemen as they navigate issues of law, loyalty, and survival. It introduces the central character, Thomson Tuttle, who finds himself embroiled in a series of dramatic events stemming from an unexpected encounter with a pair of rough individuals while traveling. The opening of the novel sets the stage with Tuttle's journey through an eerie, darkening landscape where he encounters a camp-fire but no people, leading to a climactic moment when he is held at gunpoint. This tense confrontation reveals a complex character dynamic between Tuttle and his captor, who, while initially hostile, turns out to be unexpectedly hospitable. As the narrative progresses, cues of camaraderie and the themes of justice and honor in the cattle industry emerge, particularly with Tuttle’s reflections on rights and his obligations towards his friends, hinting at a larger conflict awaiting him. This beginning establishes not only the physical setting of the story but also the moral dilemmas and inter-personal relationships that will be further explored as the plot unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Western stories PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 543860 2025-10-11T15:29:15.414082 text/html 568176 2021-01-04T23:45:50 text/html 507641 2025-10-11T15:29:23.935067 application/epub+zip 510184 2025-10-11T15:29:17.802085 application/epub+zip 282699 2025-10-11T15:29:16.437124 application/epub+zip 728071 2025-10-11T15:29:28.701017 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 681827 2025-10-11T15:29:22.955036 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 429628 2022-09-13T10:03:21.752158 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 486875 2025-10-11T15:29:14.540156 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 486688 2021-01-04T23:45:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 486679 2021-01-04T23:45:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20600 2025-10-11T15:29:28.849049 application/rdf+xml 12999 2025-10-11T15:29:16.947101 image/jpeg 3299 2025-10-11T15:29:16.693077 image/jpeg 182930 2021-01-04T23:45:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 410039 2021-01-04T23:45:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 182903 2021-01-04T23:45:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 474937 2025-10-11T15:29:15.468073 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