A Tenderfoot Bride: Tales from an Old Ranch (1920) (Active Table of Contents)

Clarice E. Richards's 1920 book "A Tenderfoot Bride: Tales from an Old Ranch" relates true life experiences on a Colorado ranch of a young bride from the east. Based upon fact. Descriptions of all-night dances, wild rides on half-tamed horses, nights spent in drifting snows on the plains and many lively incidents, make fascinating reading.

"With a rapid, sure touch, Mrs. Richards has drawn a wonderful picture of ranch life in the Pike's Peak country. A book with a rare charm." The Bookman.

"A Tenderfoot Bride should be a welcome addition to the files of Americana, for it contains within its covers a truer picture of ranch life in the West than a dozen or more 'Western stories' bearing all too plainly the dime novel brand." New York Times


Richards introduces her story, stating:

"When our train left Colorado Springs and headed out into those vast stretches of the prairie, which spread East like a great green ocean from the foot of Pike s Peak, all the sensations of Christopher Columbus setting sail for a new world and a few peculiarly my own, mingled in my breast."


Contents
I FIRST IMPRESSIONS
II A SURPRISE PARTY
III THE ROOT CELLAR
IV THE GREAT ADVENTURE PROGRESSES
V A GOVERNMENT CONTRACT
VI A VARIETY OF RUNAWAYS
VII THE MEASURE OF A MAN
VIII THE SHEEP BUSINESS
IX THE UNEXPECTED
X AROUND THE CHRISTMAS FIRE
XI TED
XII BLIZZARDS
XIII ECHOES OF THE PAST