Project Gutenberg 2019-04-03 Public domain in the USA. 176 Hough, Emerson 1857 1923 North of 36 North of thirty-six Produced by Marcia Brooks, Al Haines, & the online Project Gutenberg team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "North of 36" by Emerson Hough is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in post-Civil War Texas and centers around Taisie Lockhart, a young heiress struggling to maintain her family’s vast ranch, Laguna del Sol. Faced with financial ruin and the challenges of a lawless land, Taisie navigates her way through personal and professional tumult, garnering the fierce loyalty of her cowhands while contending with the realities of the cattle industry. The opening of the book introduces Taisie as she braces herself to deliver the devastating news to her loyal ranch hands that their services can no longer be afforded. This moment foreshadows the challenges to come, revealing Taisie’s emotional burden as an orphaned heiress amidst a backdrop of poverty and desperation in a transitioning Texas landscape. In her conversation with Jim Nabours, the foreman, their dialogue highlights the complex relationship between them while emphasizing local sentiments concerning the cattle trade and rumors of a market north that could represent both opportunity and danger. This sets the stage for Taisie's determination to take risks to revitalise her ranch and seek justice for her father’s untimely death, promising an engaging narrative filled with adventure and personal growth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 92.2 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Western stories Texas -- Fiction Cattle drives -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: American Literature 764922 2025-06-23T13:45:31.946203 text/html 765622 2019-10-26T23:37:22 text/html 1003647 2025-06-23T13:45:42.947179 application/epub+zip 1018222 2025-06-23T13:45:33.983265 application/epub+zip 392082 2025-06-23T13:45:32.941225 application/epub+zip 1653208 2025-06-23T13:45:50.072160 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1594885 2025-06-23T13:45:42.048225 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 961196 2022-09-26T21:20:49.329844 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 666948 2025-06-23T13:45:30.087226 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 667160 2019-10-26T23:37:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19182 2025-06-23T13:45:50.236121 application/rdf+xml 12876 2025-06-23T13:45:33.177204 image/jpeg 2483 2025-06-23T13:45:33.060183 image/jpeg 255464 2019-10-26T23:37:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 1291177 2019-10-26T23:37:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 1292688 2025-06-23T13:45:32.037215 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