Ranch Legacy (eBook)

Earle Kirkbride (Autor)

J.K. Kelley, Doug Showalter (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
230 Seiten
PathBinder Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-955088-37-4 (ISBN)

Infos

It's the early 1970s in Northern Wyoming ranch country ... not exactly an accommodating atmosphere for a gay man. But that's exactly the situation third-generation rancher Jim Gustafsson faces as he fears the end of his ranch's legacy: trying not only to come to terms with the revelation that his only son is gay, but also consider Howard's requirement to stay and work on the Arrowhead Ranch is that his partner, Dave, moves in with them. Gustafsson and his neighbors have always expected cowboys to be a manly men who love to perform the hard, physical labor of herding, feeding, watering, doctoring, branding, calving, and castrating cattle. They have also expected them to love only women. Howard and Dave must prove they are willing and able to do the hard work, but they also face the even harder task of confronting prevailing prejudices of those around them. Ranch Legacy is the debut novel by Earle Kirkbride, who turned 95 years old around the time of its release. The story follows two families that cope in unpredictable ways with the predictable challenges of LGBTQ+ issues and ranch life in the 1970s in the rugged West.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Newcomer to the Ranch

Chapter 2: Teamwork

Chapter 3: Starting the Roundup

Chapter 4: Drive to the Allotment

Chapter 5: Stock Sale and an Emergency

Chapter 6: Filling in for Jim

Chapter 7: Replacing a Water Tank

Chapter 8: A Mishap

Chapter 9: An Indiscretion

Chapter 10: Post-indiscretion

Chapter 11: Stuck in the Muck

Chapter 12: Cathy Makes a Move

Chapter 13: Making Hay

Chapter 14: Cathy Reveals a Secret

Chapter 15: Boxing is Broached

Chapter 16: Setting Up a Gym

Chapter 17: Getting Away

Chapter 18: Typical Attitudes

Chapter 19: Slow Progress

Chapter 20: A Lesson in Judging Men

Chapter 21: Rustlers

Chapter 22: Ranch Rodeo

Chapter 23: Fences

Chapter 24: The Cattle Drive

Chapter 25: Selling the Calves

Chapter 26: The Accident

Chapter 27: Hardships and Healing Times

Chapter 28: A New Arrival

Chapter 29: Looking to the Future

About the Author

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.3.2022
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Historische Romane
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Schlagworte: elderly cowboy wants to pass down ranch to gay son • Gay cowboys confront neighbors' biases • Gay cowboys fight prejudice in the 1970s • homosexuals prove their worth as cowboys and men • older father hopes to give ranch to homosexual son • Queer man and bisexual partner work a ranch together • Straight dad wants gay son to take over ranch
• ISBN-10: 1-955088-37-3 / 1955088373
• ISBN-13: 978-1-955088-37-4 / 9781955088374