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A story of the Cattle Range. This story brings out the turbid life of the frontier, with all its engaging dash and vigor, with a charming love interest running through its pages. This Book is published by Historical Books Limited (www.publicdomain.org.uk) as a Public Domain Book, if you have any inquiries, requests or need any help you can just send an email to publications@publicdomain.org.uk This book is found as a public domain and free book based on various online catalogs, if you think there are any problems regard copyright issues please contact us immediately via DMCA@publicdomain.org.uk
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William MacLeod Raine
466 books15 followersWilliam MacLeod Raine (June 22, 1871 - July 25, 1954), was a British-born American novelist who wrote fictional adventure stories about the American Old West.
William MacLeod Raine was born in London, the son of William and Jessie Raine. After his mother died, his family migrated from England to Arkansas when Macleod was ten years old, eventually settling on a cattle ranch near the Texas-Arkansas border.
In 1894, after graduating from Oberlin College, Macleod left Arkansas and headed for the western U.S. He became the principal of a school in Seattle while contributing columns to a local newspaper. After leaving Seattle, he moved to Denver, where he worked as a reporter and editorial writer for local periodicals, including the Republican, the Post, and the Rocky Mountain News. At this time he began to publish short stories, eventually becoming a full time free lance fiction writer, and finally finding his literary home in the novel.
His earliest novels were romantic histories taking place in the English countryside. However, after spending some time with the Arizona Rangers, Macleod shifted his literary focus and began to utilize the American West as a setting. The publication of Wyoming in 1908 marks the beginning of his prolific career, during which time he averaged nearly two western novels a year until his death in 1954. In 1920 he was awarded an M.L. degree from the University of Colorado where he had established that school's first journalism course. During the First World War 500,000 copies of one of his books were sent to British soldiers in the trenches. Twenty of his novels have been filmed. Despite his prolificness, he was a slow, careful, conscientious worker, intent on accurate detail, and considered himself a craftsman rather than an artist.
In 1905 Mr. Raine married Jennie P. Langley, who died in 1922. In 1924 he married Florence A Hollingsworth: they had a daughter. Though he traveled a good deal, Denver was considered his home.
William MacLeod Raine died on July 25, 1954 and is buried at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Colorado.
William MacLeod Raine was born in London, the son of William and Jessie Raine. After his mother died, his family migrated from England to Arkansas when Macleod was ten years old, eventually settling on a cattle ranch near the Texas-Arkansas border.
In 1894, after graduating from Oberlin College, Macleod left Arkansas and headed for the western U.S. He became the principal of a school in Seattle while contributing columns to a local newspaper. After leaving Seattle, he moved to Denver, where he worked as a reporter and editorial writer for local periodicals, including the Republican, the Post, and the Rocky Mountain News. At this time he began to publish short stories, eventually becoming a full time free lance fiction writer, and finally finding his literary home in the novel.
His earliest novels were romantic histories taking place in the English countryside. However, after spending some time with the Arizona Rangers, Macleod shifted his literary focus and began to utilize the American West as a setting. The publication of Wyoming in 1908 marks the beginning of his prolific career, during which time he averaged nearly two western novels a year until his death in 1954. In 1920 he was awarded an M.L. degree from the University of Colorado where he had established that school's first journalism course. During the First World War 500,000 copies of one of his books were sent to British soldiers in the trenches. Twenty of his novels have been filmed. Despite his prolificness, he was a slow, careful, conscientious worker, intent on accurate detail, and considered himself a craftsman rather than an artist.
In 1905 Mr. Raine married Jennie P. Langley, who died in 1922. In 1924 he married Florence A Hollingsworth: they had a daughter. Though he traveled a good deal, Denver was considered his home.
William MacLeod Raine died on July 25, 1954 and is buried at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Colorado.
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August 12, 2018
Okay, I love love love this author's writing! This is one of those old free books that I discovered. And the good news is there are several of this authors books available free on amazon.
I love them! They are so well written, and will keep you guessing to the end. Yes, there is romance, and plenty of action, but it's all well done.
I've read several of this author's books so far, and they all great. This one involves rustlers, and a gang of outlaws, and the men trying to catch them, and a young woman who gets taken in by some of the lies. Has an awesome ending.
I love them! They are so well written, and will keep you guessing to the end. Yes, there is romance, and plenty of action, but it's all well done.
I've read several of this author's books so far, and they all great. This one involves rustlers, and a gang of outlaws, and the men trying to catch them, and a young woman who gets taken in by some of the lies. Has an awesome ending.
November 15, 2021
Western entertaining listening 🔰😀
Another will written romantic western adventure thriller mystery novel by William MacLeod Raine with lots of action from the interesting will developed characters. The story line is set in Arizona where a young girl 👧is growing up with lots of action adventure. She then finds love 💘or is it? I would recommend this novel and author to 👍readers of westerners. Enjoy the adventure of reading 📚 or 🎶 listening to books 🔰 2921 ☺🐑🐂🏡
Another will written romantic western adventure thriller mystery novel by William MacLeod Raine with lots of action from the interesting will developed characters. The story line is set in Arizona where a young girl 👧is growing up with lots of action adventure. She then finds love 💘or is it? I would recommend this novel and author to 👍readers of westerners. Enjoy the adventure of reading 📚 or 🎶 listening to books 🔰 2921 ☺🐑🐂🏡
April 2, 2020
I enjoyed this book. A very good "light, bed-time western romance." I love old westerns romances and this one did not disappoint me. It had several surprising plot twists. This edition is actually 2 separate connecting stories. Anyone who loves Max Brand, Zane Grey or Louis L'Amour would enjoy this book.
October 18, 2021
story line was ok
The story line was ok, but some of the characters seemed a little unreal. This book seem little like a fairy tail with real people. People didn’t have the type of personality or life the author wrote able. They were hard working, not the glorified rolls the author put them in. It’s a shame, the author could have made a really good book.
The story line was ok, but some of the characters seemed a little unreal. This book seem little like a fairy tail with real people. People didn’t have the type of personality or life the author wrote able. They were hard working, not the glorified rolls the author put them in. It’s a shame, the author could have made a really good book.
January 13, 2026
A well crafted Western in two parts, both of them about the sort of romanticized Western Spirit that Raine crafts well, and the heroes and villains that could only exist there. a classic of cowboys, desperados, rustlers, and rangers, and the bonds of blood, brotherhood, love, and hate that tie them all together.
July 27, 2010
I liked this quite a lot. I actually listened to this using Kindle's text to speech capability. It doesn't always pronounce the words all correctly but I could follow the story pretty well. This was written in the early 1900s and some of it sounds a bit dated to modern ears but I still thought the story was pretty good and flowed well.
This actually consists of two closely related novellas. I downloaded this for Kindle for free online.
This actually consists of two closely related novellas. I downloaded this for Kindle for free online.
March 21, 2012
Read my review at my blog.
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