The Pride of Palomar

The Pride of Palomar is a novel written by Peter B. Kyne. The story is set in the early 1900s in Palomar, a small town in California. The protagonist of the story is a young man named John Barleycorn, who is the son of a wealthy rancher. John is known for his reckless behavior and his love for adventure.The story begins with John returning to Palomar after spending several years in the East. He is greeted by his old friend, Manuel, who tells him that his father has died and left him the ranch. John is surprised by this news and decides to stay in Palomar and take over the ranch.As John settles into his new role as a rancher, he becomes embroiled in a feud with a neighboring rancher named Don Jos�����. Don Jos����� is jealous of John's success and wants to take over his land. The two men engage in a series of battles, both physical and legal, as they try to outmaneuver each other.Meanwhile, John falls in love with a young woman named Mercedes, who is the daughter of a wealthy businessman. Mercedes is initially hesitant to pursue a relationship with John because of his reputation, but she eventually falls in love with him.The Pride of Palomar is a classic tale of love, adventure, and the struggle for power. It is a story that will keep readers engaged from beginning to end.1921. Illustrated by H.R. Ballinger and Dean Cornwell. The book begins: For the first time in sixty years, Pablo Artelan, the majordomo of the Rancho Palomar, was troubled of soul at the approach of winter. Old Don Miguel Farrel had observed signs of mental travail in Pablo for a month past, and was at a loss to account for them. He knew Pablo possessed one extra pair of overalls, brand-new, two pairs of boots which young Don Miguel had bequeathed him when the Great White Father at Washington had summoned the boy to the war in April of 1917, three chambray shirts in an excellent state of repair, half of a fat steer jerked, a full bay of Bayo beans, and a string of red chilli-peppers pendant from the rafters of an adobe shack which Pablo and his wife, Carolina, occupied rent free. Certainly (thought old Don Miguel) life could hold no problems for one of Pablo's race thus pleasantly situated. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.