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The Texican

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By Dane Coolidge
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The story follows a ranching community on the western range as cattle disputes and branding controversies escalate into betrayal, vigilante violence, and open conflict. Episodes move from quiet river crossings to stampedes, a kangaroo court, armed revolt, and contentious legal hearings, with newspapery influence and shifting loyalties shaping events. The narrative traces how frontier custom collides with formal law, explores consequences for individuals and the community, and concludes with attempts to restore order and return to simpler ways after the costly upheavals.

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Title: The Texican

Author: Dane Coolidge

Illustrator: Maynard Dixon

Release date: November 5, 2015 [eBook #50387]
Most recently updated: October 22, 2024

Language: English

Credits: E-text prepared by Shaun Pinder, Christian Boissonnas, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)

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THE TEXICAN

BY THE SAME AUTHOR

HIDDEN WATER. With four illustrations in color by Maynard Dixon. Crown 8vo. $1.35 net.

A. C. McCLURG & CO., Publishers
CHICAGO

The calf was like its mother, but she, on account of her brand and ear-marks, held the entire attention of the Texan
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