Emerson Hough 
The Girl at the Halfway House 
A Story of the Plains

‘The Girl at the Halfway House’ is a western novel describing people’s lives at the edge of epochs. The author, a prominent American novelist, and poet, aimed to capture the moment before the Old West passed. The novel is set in a small Kansas cattle town, which Hough describes as a country filled with good and decent people whose lives and historical contributions are heroic and beautiful. The protagonists go through different life challenges. Love and romantic stories are also included.