01948cam a2200301 i 4500 516991936 TxAuBib 20191219120000.0 130826s2013||||||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u 2013033442 9781611738865 Library binding : alk. paper : lg. print 1611738865 Library binding : alk. paper : lg. print DLC eng DLC rda TxAuBib rda Paine, Lauran. Prairie Empire [large print] : A Western Story / Lauran Paine. Large Print ed. Thorndike, ME : Center Point Large Print, 2013. 190 p. ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Seward City was in roughshod, chaotic Dakota Territory. The day he arrived by stage, Jud Parker looked impressive, physically a big man, dressed in the best clothing with a tall silk hat. Despite appearances, however, in his pocket he had less than one hundred dollars. Renting a dingy room for ten dollars a week seemed like a fortune to Jud. Yet there was a restlessness here that Jud had noticed imbued the entire countryside. Banker Heber Caldwell had the most money, lived in an expensive house and that's what Jud wanted. The first friend Jud makes in Seward City is Buck Loring, a small rancher whose property is mortgaged to Caldwell. When Jud notices the beautiful Miss Mary Alice Curry, Caldwell's cold, efficient secretary and chief assistant at the bank, Buck wagers twenty dollars that Jud won't be able to get close to her. Jud sets his hat for Mary Alice and is able to use information from her to make the first of his long gambles towards making his fortune in this new land. 20191219. Westerns. Large Type Books. Center Point Large Point. BTCLS