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Samenvatting van De strijdlustige grens
- 8 min. leestijd
- 10 parts
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A runaway bride and a boy who has never thrown a punch face a ruthless rustler in the Colorado hills.
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De strijdlustige grens in het kort
Samenvatting: 8 min leestijd
- Leestijd
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- 72.500 woorden
- Bibliotheekniveau
- Gemiddeld longer sentences, everyday words
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- 1922by William MacLeod Raine
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De strijdlustige grens in short
The Fighting Edge follows two young people who need each other more than they know. June Tolliver grows up in hiding with a father whose past gives a bully power over them. Bob Dillon runs away with her, fails her in the worst possible hour, and spends the rest of the book earning back his name.
What De strijdlustige grens is about
What does a girl do when the only way to protect her father is to marry a man she hates? June Tolliver, not yet sixteen, lives in a log cabin on Piceance Creek in western Colorado. One evening a big, dark stranger named Jake Houck knocks at her door, and her father goes pale at the sight of him.
The Fighting Edge is a western novel by William MacLeod Raine, who spent his career writing about the Colorado range. It follows June, a fierce, ragged girl who shoots as well as any man, and Bob Dillon, a freckled orphan who has never won a fight. You get cowboys, a stuttering justice of the peace, a blizzard and a picture of courage built one day at a time.
Voor wie is het?. If you love cowboy stories with real range work, quick humor, loyal friends and a steady romance, this book is for you. It suits readers who cheer for underdogs.
The story in 10 parts
Key idea 1 · free to read
A ragged girl guards a secret
June Tolliver stands in the doorway of her cabin at sunset, patched and ragged. She lives alone with her father Pete, and the nearest neighbor is a trapper miles away. She shoots deer and bear and has read books, yet she owns no decent dress. She feels a shameful secret hangs over her life, though she can only guess what it is.
Her memories are few and sad. She remembers a dark-eyed mother who wept and a pile of stones on a hillside. One night a gaunt, hunted-looking man woke her and said he was her father.
Then Jake Houck arrives, a tall cattleman with cold, close-set eyes. He says he knew June as a baby. He watches her cook with a stare that makes her cheeks burn, and every joke he makes with Pete carries a threat. June is proud and sensitive because she feels set apart, yet she is honest, quick and tougher than she knows.
What a family hides from a child does not disappear, it only shapes her in the dark.
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A secret gives a bully power
Before leaving, Houck tells June he means to marry her.
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Two lonely friends run away and marry
Houck grows bolder through two weeks at the cabin.
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Courage fails when it matters most
The newlyweds eat steak and mince pie, buy chocolates, and walk the dusk street, shy and happy.
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A girl's nerve carries her through the storm
Houck drives June toward Brown's Park.
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A town's kindness gives June a new life
For days June burns with fever and begs Houck to let her go.
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A bunkhouse tests Bob one bronco at a time
Blister sends Bob to the Slash Lazy D with a borrowed horse and a note.
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Danger shows what a person is made of
Spring floods swell the Rio Blanco as Harshaw starts a herd to Utah.
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Courage is a habit and fear can be managed
Blister tells Bob to be a wolf, throw back the head, and remember that the Creator made him with dominion.
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Voice, humor and landscape tell the tale
Raine tells the story in a warm, plain voice that likes its people.
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Characters, plot and themes
Main characters
- June Tolliver A fierce, ragged girl who grows up hidden on Piceance Creek and wants to protect her father and be free of Jake Houck.
- Bob Dillon A shy, red-haired orphan who longs to be brave and must win back his name after failing his young wife.
- Jake Houck A big, hard cattleman and old rustler who holds a secret over June's father and is determined to make her his wife.
- Pete Tolliver June's weak, kind father, a trapper who hides under a changed name because of his outlaw past.
- Blister Haines A huge, stuttering justice of the peace who gives homely advice and quietly looks after the young.
- Dud Hollister A blond, fearless cowpuncher with a quick joke who becomes Bob's toughest friend and teacher.
- Mollie Gillespie The cigar-smoking hotel keeper of Bear Cat who takes June in and keeps the town from mob violence.
- Harshaw The owner of the Slash Lazy D ranch, a fair and steady cattleman who watches Bob's progress with growing respect.
How it ends (spoiler)
Houck robs the Bear Cat bank with Bandy Walker and a young cowpuncher. The townsmen kill the other two, and Houck hides in June's room. She walks him across the park to help him escape, but he grabs her. Bob attacks him, and the bullet strikes his belt buckle. Houck then falls into the hands of Utes, who drag him to his death. June and Bob declare their love and ride to tell Pete.
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What is The Fighting Edge about?
It follows June Tolliver, a lonely girl pursued by an old outlaw, and Bob Dillon, a timid boy who marries her in a hurry. After failing her, Bob spends the book learning to face fear on the Colorado range.
Who is Jake Houck in The Fighting Edge?
Houck is a big, hard cattleman who once rode with Pete Tolliver's rustling gang. He knows Pete's secret past and uses it to pressure June into marriage, which makes him the book's main threat.
What does Blister Haines mean by a red head covered with glory?
Blister tells Bob that he is made in the image of God, so his head should be held high. The phrase becomes a motto that reminds Bob and June to value themselves and act bravely.
Is The Fighting Edge based on a true story and where is it set?
It is a work of fiction, though it draws on real places and events of the Colorado frontier, including Brown's Park, the Rio Blanco country and the Ute troubles of the 1880s.
Is The Fighting Edge worth reading?
Readers who enjoy western adventure find a lively cast, warm humor and a clear story. It has range work, a flood, a mad dog, a Ute battle, and a hopeful message about growing brave.
Verwijs naar deze uitgave
Raine, William MacLeod. The Fighting Edge. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-fighting-edge.
Raine, W. M. (2026). The fighting edge. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-fighting-edge (Original work published 1922)
Raine, William MacLeod. The Fighting Edge. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-fighting-edge.
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