The Big-Town Round-Up

"The Big-Town Round-Up" by William MacLeod Raine is the tale of Clay Lindsay, a daring cowboy from Arizona, who trades the open range for the towering skyscrapers of New York City. The story charts Clay's transformation as he leaves behind the familiar hardships of cattle herding and grapples with a completely different world. Expect to read about the challenges he faces and his self-discovery with newfound urban interactions. After saving a young girl from a charging steer, Clay finds himself intrigued by the city's dazzling yet perplexing environment, encountering both kindness and deceit as he navigates through wealth, poverty, and everything in between. The contrast between Clay's rough-and-tumble past and his sophisticated present drives the story.