The Heart of the Range (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Western NovelBy William Patterson White
Length10h 32m
About this audiobook
The Heart of the Range is a vigorous Western romance shaped by the conventions of early twentieth-century frontier fiction: hard-riding cowmen, contested range rights, loyalty tested by violence, and a moral landscape as stark as the physical one. White writes in a direct, colloquial prose that privileges action, dialogue, and the practical knowledge of horses, trails, saloons, and ranch life. Yet beneath its melodramatic incidents lies a recognizable literary context: the popular Western's transformation of recent frontier history into a code of honor, masculine endurance, and rough justice. William Patterson White was one of the many American writers who helped consolidate the Western as a durable popular form after the closing of the frontier. His fiction reflects familiarity with the idioms, tensions, and legends of range country, as well as with the magazine culture that rewarded swift plotting and vivid characterization. The Heart of the Range emerges from that milieu, combining entertainment with an almost documentary attention to Western speech and custom. Readers interested in classic range fiction will find this novel especially rewarding. It offers not merely adventure, but a revealing example of how early Western writers imagined courage, community, and law in a changing America.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreAction and Adventure
Length10 hrs 32 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 17, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Paradise Bend (Annotated)
18Chapter XVII. Signed Paper
2Chapter I. The Horse Thief
19Chapter XVIII. The Showdown
3Chapter II. The Yellow Dog
20Chapter XIX. The Shooting
4Chapter III. The Tall Stranger
21Chapter XX. Drawing the Cover
5Chapter IV. The Old Lady
22Chapter XXI. Gone Away!
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6Chapter V. McFluke's
23Chapter XXII. A Check
7Chapter VI. Change of Plan
24Chapter XXIII. Taking Fences
8Chapter VII. The Riddle
25Chapter XXIV. Diplomacy
9Chapter VIII. The Starlight
26Chapter XXV. Strategy
10Chapter IX. Throwing Sand
27Chapter XXVI. The Quarrel
11Chapter X. The Back Porch
28Chapter XXVII. Burglary
12Chapter XI. The Lookout
29Chapter XXVIII. The Letters
13Chapter XII. The Discovery
30Chapter XXIX. Hue and Cry
14Chapter XIII. A Bold Bad Man
31Chapter XXX. The Register
15Chapter XIV. The Surprise
32Chapter XXXI. The Last Trick
16Chapter XV. Fire! Fire!
33Chapter XXXII. The End of the Trail
17Chapter XVI. The Bars
34Memorable Quotes
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