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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Westerns
Ever since Federal Deputy Sullivan Hart lost his father to ruthless
J.T. Priest, he's hoped to find the outlaw leader and bring him
down. When hanging judge Isaac Parker sends Hart and his partner,
Twojack Roth, to break up Priest's infamous gang, Los Pistoleros,
he is only too willing to fulfill his duty. With the price on
Priest's head rising, gunmen from the East and the West alike come
forward, rifles in their hands and dollar signs in their eyes. Hart
and Roth need all the help they can get to catch Priest and his
crew, who've stolen a million dollars-and taken a pretty hostage.
Joining Hart's hunt is former bounty hunter Jake Coak and the ever
resourceful "Quick Charlie" Simms. With these two on his side Hart
sets out on a trail leading to a final desert showdown in this the
concluding third book in the Dead Or Alive Trilogy.
Before he brilliantly traversed the gritty landscapes of
underworld Detroit and Miami, Elmore Leonard wrote breathtaking
adventures set in America's nineteenth-century western
frontier--elevating a popular genre with his now-trademark twisting
plots, rich characterizations, and scalpel-sharp dialogue.
No author has ever written more evocatively of the dusty, gutsy
heyday of the American West than Elmore Leonard. This complete
collection of his thirty-one Western tales will thrill lovers of
the genre, his die-hard fans, and everyone in between. From his
very first story ever published--"The Trail of the Apache"--through
five decades of classic Western tales, "The Complete Western
Stories of Elmore Leonard" demonstrates the superb talent for
language and gripping narrative that has made Leonard one of the
most acclaimed and influential writers of our time.
Did you ever wounder what your ancestor's lives were like? This is
an account of an actual family that homesteaded in Nebraska in
the19th century. They struggled through a prairie fire, blizzards,
dust storms and opposition to their very existence. Although they
lived on borrowed money most of the time and squeezed every penny,
they were able to increase their land holdings. The original 160
acre homestead evolved into a ranch of more than7,000 acres 60
years later. Actual local area history is woven into this family's
lives during six decades. Such as the time Buffalo Bill went to
Rushville to recruite Indians for his Wild West Shows. Included is
the effect upon the family of the massacre at Wounded Knee in 1890.
The Furman and Jackson families are true. Also, Buffalo Bill, Jules
Sandoz, and Jim Asay were actual people. All other names are
fictitious.
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The Mark of Zorro
(Hardcover)
Johnston, D. McCulley; Introduction by John Gregory Betancourt
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R660
Discovery Miles 6 600
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A thrill-a minute ride set in the days of Spanish colonialism in
California, where thugs and greedy tyrants try to wrest every penny
from peasants . . . and the one hero who defends the common man is
the mysterious masked stranger who calls himself Zorro--The Fox The
first Zorro story appeared as a 5-part serial in All-Story Weekly,
a famous American pulp fiction magazine, starting in the August 9,
1919 issue. In a case of fortunate timing, Douglas Fairbanks, the
silent movie star, was in the process of trying to change his image
at the time, and he chose Zorro as his next starring role. In 1920,
when the romantic swashbuckler debuted, it set movie box office
records. Riot police had to disperse the huge crowds that showed up
at the New York opening. Zorro entered the public consciousness and
is now a part of popular culture, the same as such heroes as
Superman, Tarzan, and The Lone Ranger. The rest is history.
Cody Winters, a former lawman and most recently a trapper in the
rugged northern wilderness of Arizona, was headed for Camp Wood-a
town where he hoped to settle down and begin a new life for
himself. He would soon learn that strangers were not always
welcomed in Camp Wood. Those that stayed too long typically ended
up at the undertakers. From the moment he rode into town, he fell
under the critical sharp-eyed gaze of the always ruthless and often
corrupt town marshal. As Cody rode up the street, he fell under the
curious blue-eyed gaze of another set of eyes as well. They
belonged to Miss Holly Granger, the beautiful daughter of a
prosperous cattle rancher. The rancher's daughter and the former
lawman would soon meet and, from that moment on, see their lives
swept away toward an unforeseen adventure, and with it ... hidden
danger at every turn. "This riveting story of the Old West is
packed with adventure, danger, old-fashion frontier justice, and
steamy romance." -the Author
A THE TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR "MY NAME IS YIP
TOLROY & I am a mute. I have made not a sound since the day of
my birth, October 2nd, 1815. I will say that my life has been
something of a trial but such is God's wish & so I must tell my
story here on the page." Yip Tolroy and his fiery Mama run the
general store in Heron's Creek, Georgia. An uneventful life, until
gold is discovered nearby and Yip is caught up in a bloody,
grievous crime forcing him to flee. On the run, friendless and
alone, he meets Dud Carter a savvy but unlikely companion.
Together, they embark on a journey that thrusts them unwittingly
into a world of menace and violence, of lust and revenge. And, as
Yip and Dud's odyssey takes them further into the unknown - via
travelling shows, escaped slaves and the greed of gold-hungry men -
the pull of home only gets stronger. But what will they find there
if they ever return? 'This is violent, anarchic American history
with echoes of Sebastian Barry's Days Without End, but Paddy
Crewe's take is startlingly original... Yip's tale is immersive and
beautiful in unexpected places. On the strength of this sensational
debut, you will be hearing a lot more about Paddy Crewe.' Antonia
Senior, The Times Historical Fiction Book of the Month
Manolete, last of the great Apache chiefs, has broken out of the
reservation, and terror sweeps southern Arizona. Ranchers scramble
for their weapons in the certainty that Manolete and his braves
will now seek a terrible revenge. In a small town in the path of
the Apaches, eleven-year-old Katy Malone and her widowed mother are
living a quiet life when a cavalry officer rides into their world.
On the eve of retirement, Colonel Red McGregor pauses for a moment
to water his horse, but a freckled face and a sudden smile stop him
and change his life forever. Apacheria is the tale of a fatherless
little girls longing and love, and of two old enemies and their
final confrontation at the frontiers of humanity.
Phil Hunt is deep in trouble. For twenty years he's lived in
Washington State, raising horses with his wife on his small farm
and trying to stay clear of the law. But when a less-than-legal
side job goes horribly wrong, Hunt is suddenly on the run from two
men: Drake, the deputy sheriff who intends to incarcerate him, and
Grady, the vicious hitman with a knife fetish who means to carve
him limb from limb.
An explosive chase ensues, and Hunt is forced to use all his
willpower and toughness to rescue his quiet life and save his skin.
Headlong and gorgeously written, with memorable characters and a
vividly powerful sense of place, The Terror of Living marks the
arrival of a new master of narrative suspense.
Tom Calvert and his family have come to Texas from Virginia to
escape the prejudicial attitude of Virginia aristocrats. Duty to a
friend will compel Tom to leave the Bar T. Jamie Blanchard, the
young man hired to help Tom's family leaves in search of Glory.
Both men face the horrors of the American Civil War on separate
fronts. Jack Calvert, Tom's son, waits for their return. Fate will
deal Jack a cruel hand and it will send him on a journey for
justice. Jack's quest will take him to Lookout Texas where he will
find love and a challenge that will test more than his skills with
a gun.
An intense trip across many miles of harsh territory looking for
killers that have gone unchecked for years and the one man that
would track them down makes this book very interesting to the
reader, also the bonus of a second short story about cattle
rustling which exists even in present times, makes for exciting
thoughts on how the story ends.
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