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Under a Long Sky, Women Drovers on the Chisholm Trail
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Plot Summary of Under a Long Sky, Women Drovers on the Chisholm Trail
"A man attempts to drive a herd of 2,500 longhorn cattle to Abilene from South Texas up the Chisholm Trail with only women drovers and a boy. They must fight Indians, thieves, and killers."
Jack P. Jones, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Under a Long Sky, Women Drovers on the Chisholm Trail
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%




Tone of story - very upbeat
Time/era of story: - 19th century
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Western Yes
Story primarily about - attacked on ride through the West

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - champion of justice
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - killer
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed - wild
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
The antagonists are: - gangs
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Desert? Yes
Desert: - funny heat-delusions
Prairie? Yes
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - ranch - lots of descript of animal care
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Unusual forms of death - fright - hanging - drowned - stampeded - perforation--bullets
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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