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On a cold, gusty night in Circle City, Alaska, Sammy Day walks into Nagle's Bar. He is only twenty-two, but he has been on his own for ten years. He has worked cattle from Montana to Chihuahua, but a little "accident" at a poker table in Montana sent him on a forced march to Alaska to avoid a posse. He is down to his last fifty cents.
4) Daring Duval
Within ten days of stepping out of the woods near the town of Moose Creek, Duval is the most popular man in the district. After all, what's not to like? He is a good listener, generous with his money, a great cook and host, and a hard worker on old Dad Wilbur's place, which he bought for $1,500. He wins the admiration of Sheriff Nat Adare when he quells and befriends the often-wild Charlie Nash and pays for the damages Charlie has caused in the
...A gun cracked!
The lantern in the deserted mine was smashed to bits. Then Jim Silver's great voice boomed through the darkness, "Barry Christian, I've come for you!"
Christian screamed, not like a man but like a tortured woman. He was sick with fear. Somewhere in the blackness his worst enemy—a deadly enemy—was moving closer ... closer ... Christian took out his knife and held it in front of him. Then suddenly a fist boomed against
...Peter Quince was a fighter born and bred. Orphaned at a young age, he remembered an old woman saying that he was a bad one and would cause a lot of trouble in the world. Others claimed he had bad blood and it would show up sooner or later. But Bill Andrews felt a connection with the boy, took him home and raised him as one of his own despite his wife's misgivings.
Peter soon learned he could manipulate people by withholding his true feelings—showing
...8) Black Jack
Renowned writer of westerns Max Brand gives the age-old nature-vs.-nurture debate a new spin in Black Jack. The Black Jack of the title is a notorious gunslinger who is shot down in his prime. His young son, Terry, is cared for and reared by a network of family friends. Is the young man doomed to follow in his father's foolhardy footsteps? Read Black Jack to find out.
11) The Seventh Man
Renowned Western writer Max Brand does it again in the eminently enjoyable novel The Seventh Man. Packed with enough action and romance to please even the most die-hard fans of the genre, the novel also addresses a wide range of important themes with insight and sensitivity. This classic's appeal extends far beyond the core audience for Westerns—give it to a yet-to-be-won-over friend or loved one, and soon they'll be clamoring for
...12) Crossroads
13) Alcatraz
Prolific writer of Westerns Max Brand is credited with helping to popularize the genre and define some its key characteristics. The novel Alcatraz is a perfect example of what Max Brand excelled at, bringing together interesting characters, a tightly plotted storyline, a deep reverence for the landscape, and plenty of thrilling action.
14) Crusader
Harry Camden came out of the wilderness unwillingly, attracted by a girl being used as bait. Sparrow Roberts, a fight manager, used this young lady to lure Harry into his own sphere, for he knew that Camden had a truly devastating punch.
But fighting wasn't what Harry really wanted. Unimpressed by the blandishments of civilization, he drifted into a life of drunkenness and crime, culminating in the theft of the great stallion Crusader, a
...From pre-Civil War Virginia to the prairies of the far west, this epic follows young Lew Dorset as he journeys in search of his father. Lew's skill with firearms gets him a job as a hunter with a trader heading onto the prairies to barter with the Indians. There he meets young Chuck Morris, and together they take on a Cheyenne attack party. Finding shelter in a Sioux village, they absorb the native culture. Lew comes to know the great Sioux
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