The Rustler of Wind River (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Western NovelBy George W. Ogden
Length8h 59m
About this audiobook
The Rustler of Wind River is a vigorous frontier romance set amid the harsh ranges and contested moral terrain of the Wyoming cattle country. George W. Ogden shapes the familiar materials of the Western—rustling, suspicion, armed conflict, and the testing of personal honor—into a narrative concerned less with spectacle than with character under pressure. Its style is plain, energetic, and observant, belonging to the early twentieth-century tradition of popular Western fiction, yet it carries a notable interest in law, reputation, and the fragile social order of newly settled communities. Ogden was an American journalist, editor, and prolific writer whose experience with newspapers sharpened his narrative economy and his eye for public conflict. Though not a cowboy memoirist, he understood the West as both historical region and literary myth: a place where economic survival, violence, and individual conscience collide. His fiction often reflects the Progressive Era's fascination with justice, citizenship, and the transformation of frontier life into national legend. Readers drawn to classic Westerns will find this novel rewarding for its swift action, moral clarity, and atmospheric sense of place. It is especially recommended to those interested in how popular fiction helped define the enduring mythology of the American frontier.
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, General Fiction
Length8 hrs 59 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 5, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Flockmaster of Poison Creek (Annotated)
2Chapter I. Strange Bargainings
3Chapter II. Beef Day
4Chapter III. The Ranchhouse by the River
5Chapter IV. The Man in the Plaid
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6Chapter V. If He was a Gentleman
7Chapter VI. A Bold Civilian
8Chapter VII. Throwing the Scare
9Chapter VIII. Afoot and Alone
10Chapter IX. Business, Not Company
11Chapter X. “Hell’s A-goin’ to Pop”
12Chapter XI. The Señor Boss Comes Riding
13Chapter XII. “The Rustlers!”
14Chapter XIII. The Trail at Dawn
15Chapter XIV. When Friends Part
16Chapter XV. One Road
17Chapter XVI. Danger and Dignity
18Chapter XVII. Boots and Saddles
19Chapter XVIII. The Trail of the Coffee
20Chapter XIX. “I Beat Him to It”
21Chapter XX. Love and Death
22Chapter XXI. The Man in the Door
23Chapter XXII. Paid
24Chapter XXIII. Tears in the Night
25Chapter XXIV. Banjo Faces into the West
26Chapter XXV. “Hasta Luego”
27Memorable Quotes
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