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The Gringos (Annotated) - cover

The Gringos (Annotated)

B.M. Bower

Casa editrice: ePembaBooks

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This edition includes the following editor's introduction: The Western genre and B. M. Bower


Originally published in 1913, “The Gringos” is a western novel by American author B. M. Bower.

"The Gringos" is an incredible story of love and adventure set on a California ranch, a story about Americans mixing with the Spanish on the old land grants, the respect they earn for each other and the skills and ways of each other. The Spanish still had large ranches, but the gold rush had begun and of course that changed life considerably for all who chose to make this area their home.
Disponibile da: 12/06/2022.

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