La Tinaja Bonita
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ISBN10: 1161438602
ISBN13: 9781161438604
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: May 23 2010
Pages: 42
Weight: 0.66
Height: 0.25 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781161438604
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: May 23 2010
Pages: 42
Weight: 0.66
Height: 0.25 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
La Tinaja Bonita is a Western novel written by Owen Wister. The story is set in the wild west of the late 19th century and follows the adventures of a young man named Lin McLean. Lin is a cowboy who has grown up on the open range and is now looking for a new challenge. He decides to head to the town of Medicine Bow, where he hopes to find work and maybe even a little bit of adventure.Once in Medicine Bow, Lin meets a beautiful woman named Ellen Jorth. Ellen is the daughter of a wealthy rancher who has recently passed away, leaving her in charge of the family ranch. Ellen is determined to run the ranch on her own and prove that she is just as capable as any man.As Lin and Ellen get to know each other, they begin to fall in love. But their romance is complicated by the fact that Ellen's father was murdered by a rival rancher, and there are those who would like to see her fail.Lin and Ellen must work together to protect the ranch and their love from those who would destroy them. Along the way, they encounter a cast of colorful characters, including outlaws, cowboys, and lawmen.La Tinaja Bonita is a classic Western novel that explores themes of love, honor, and loyalty. It is a thrilling adventure that will keep readers on the edge of their seats from beginning to end.In that white formation shot up from the earth's bowels, arbitrary and irrelevant amid the surrounding alien layers of slate, four black stones were lodged as if built into the wall by some hand -- four small stones shaping a cross, black against the white, symmetrical and plain beyond need of imagination.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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