In 1870 Nacogdoches County, Texas, Buck Hudson is a twelve-year-old
boy, and big for his age. He is fast becoming quite the cowman in
the estimation of his father, Billy, and also is a pretty fair hand
around his mother Liz's chickens. Buck's grandfather, Old Man
Hudson, is visiting indefinitely from St. Louis, and in spite of
the fact that Buck and his parents live in Nacogdoches County,
Texas, is quite close to the boy. Billy Hudson wants nothing to do
with the oil business, and has been rebuffing the ruthless oilman,
Barnabas Callahan, who along with his sometime partner, Denton
Delacroix, have been busy wrapping up Nacogdoches County ranch land
in order drill wells. While Old Man Hudson and Liz are away getting
supplies, an attempt at heavy-handed negotiation goes terribly
awry, and Billy Hudson is killed by Callahan's gunsel, Mackenzie
Slade. Buck is badly beaten into a six-year coma. Old Man and Liz
Hudson secretly return to St. Louis with the comatose boy, allowing
the town to think that Buck is dead. On a Christmas in 1876 St.
Louis, Buck finally reawakens. It will take the three years until
Buck reaches his majority to rehabilitate his body and train under
the watchful eye of Old Man Hudson, a former gunman and a
practicing gunsmith. During those three long years, Buck Hudson
spends every waking moment getting himself ready to return to
Nacogdoches. When Buck reaches his one time stomping grounds,
things are more complicated than he might have imagined. His
childhood sweetheart, Sabrina Delacroix, is now engaged to the
vicious Mackenzie Slade, and Buck Hudson must deliver a bullet for
Slade.
General
| Imprint: |
Authorhouse
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
April 2006 |
| First published: |
April 2006 |
| Authors: |
Vin Smith
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
324 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4208-4687-4 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Westerns
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-4208-4687-6 |
| Barcode: |
9781420846874 |
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