Project Gutenberg 2010-03-06 Public domain in the USA. 306 McCarter, Margaret Hill 1860 1938 Marchand, J. N. Marchand, J.N. The Price of the Prairie: A Story of Kansas E-text prepared by the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Price of the Prairie: A Story of Kansas" by Margaret Hill McCarter is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in the Kansas prairies during the time of early settlers, focusing on the life of Philip Baronet as he navigates the challenges and relationships of frontier life. Central to the narrative are themes of love, bravery, and the struggles of pioneering, particularly highlighted through Philip's connection to Marjie Whately and his interactions with the Osage Indian, Jean Pahusca. At the start of the book, the narrator, an older Philip Baronet, reflects on his deep connection to the Kansas prairie, blending memories of beauty and brutality. As a child, he shares experiences with his friends, particularly Marjie Whately and the impetuous O'mie. The scene escalates when a drunken Indian, Jean Pahusca, endangers Marjie, triggering a protective instinct in Philip and his friends. The opening chapters establish a rich backdrop of frontier life in Springvale, emphasizing the bonds formed among the youth and the perils they face on the unruly frontier, all while foreshadowing deeper conflicts related to identity and societal change. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Western stories Kansas -- Fiction PS Text US Civil War Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: American Literature 880973 2025-08-13T04:44:41.518909 text/html 876746 2010-03-06T12:44:58 text/html 583050 2025-08-13T04:44:54.539857 application/epub+zip 591529 2025-08-13T04:44:45.455904 application/epub+zip 431899 2025-08-13T04:44:43.777881 application/epub+zip 924665 2025-08-13T04:45:01.339834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 861617 2025-08-13T04:44:53.095834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 622364 2022-09-14T12:18:51.005621 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 818900 2025-08-13T04:44:39.860907 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 818650 2010-03-06T12:41:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 818660 2010-03-06T12:41:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20984 2025-08-13T04:45:01.482792 application/rdf+xml 16437 2025-08-13T04:44:44.306853 image/jpeg 3801 2025-08-13T04:44:44.041866 image/jpeg 319322 2010-03-06T12:41:43 application/octet-stream application/zip 484971 2010-03-06T12:49:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 319298 2010-03-06T12:41:43 application/octet-stream application/zip 567659 2025-08-13T04:44:41.599905 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