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A girl of eighteen named Joan Daniels, grown up in seclusion on a ranch, begins her adult life in a wide world, where secrets will be revealed and love will be found.
When Harry Gloster returns to camp and finds his mining partners murdered, he panics. Unknown in the town of Wickson, Gloster knows he'll be accused of killing them for their share of the gold, so he sets out for Mexico.
On route, he chances upon Joan and begins to fall in love with...
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Elizabeth Cornish raises the infant son of outlaw Black Jack Hollis as her own, building up the legend of the Colby name, making the boy, Terry, believe he is descended from aristocracy. Then Elizabeth makes it known that Terry will inherit the family ranch on his twenty-fifth birthday, not her ne'er-do-well brother, Vance. As the celebration nears, Vance decides that he must make Terry aware of his outlaw heritage, and who better to set the record...
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"Doc Willis, despite the nickname, is just an unemployed cowboy in The Valley of Jewels. Daggett Valley holds many secrets from the past, including a now deserted mining camp. It is there that Buck Logan lures Willis with the promise of great riches to be gained. What Doc doesn't even suspect is that he is to play a part in a most subtle feat of deception in which an old man, William Daggett, will be conned into believing that he is reliving his past....
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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 chieftains,...
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James Geraldi is one of the most legendary thieves in the West. But he is not a typical thief. Many an honest rancher or townsman has become a loyal friend when Geraldi rescues their savings, and many a bandit has been conned or bested by him. Having squared himself with the law, Geraldi is about to marry and settle down when his old friend Larry Burns rides in with a posse in hot pursuit. Without taking time to explain to his bride-to-be, Mary, Geraldi...
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Winsor Glanvil pays court to Louise Carney, heiress to a fortune, and she agrees to marry him. The marriage is opposed by big Jack Rutledge, a jealous rival and formidable foe, so Glanvil and Louise plan to be married in a sequestered valley by a local clergyman. Rutledge and his supporters, learning of the plan, arrive in the valley ahead of the two and seize Glanvil. Glanvil is beaten mercilessly and Rutledge disfigures him, destroying one side...
28) Flaming irons
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Les Tarron was just a boy when five strangers rode into his life and changed it forever. Years later - jailed, hunted and betrayed - Les felt the hatred burning inside him like a fever and set out to even the score…
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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...
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Edward Dugan left his home in Boston with a bequest from his father--mining certificates giving him ownership of the Christabel mine. Although they have a face value of 250,000 dollars, the mine has been declared worthless. However, Henry Christian, the man who originally sold the mining stock to Dugan's father, has offered to buy back the stock certificates for 1,500 dollars. Since he has no money, Dugan decides to walk the 3,000 miles to Potts...
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First serialized in 1933 in Argosy, this exciting initial installment of the classic Rusty Sabin trilogy introduces readers to the eponymous character and his back story. Rusty Sabin was a child when Cheyenne Indians raided the Sabin homestead and killed his mother. Just before she died, she put a rawhide cord with a green scabbard on it around his neck. Raised by adoptive Cheyenne parents, Spotted Antelope and Bitter Root, Red Hawk-as Rusty is now...
33) Torturous trek
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On a cold, gusty night in Circle City, Alaska, Sammy Day walks into Nagle's Bar. He is down to his last 50 cents, but he is sure he can make that grow in Nagle's back room. He's already made $50 at craps when Rush Mahan, known as the finest musher in Alaska, arrives with his lead dog, Klondike. They are impressive, but it is Rush's kid sister, Goldie, that catches Sammy's eye. When Rush starts a poker game in the back room, Sammy manages to get a...
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When Andrew Apperley visits his brother David in the East, he brings along an unexpected companion. Andrew's giant wolf dog, Comanche, is so wild that he has to be chained up for the safety of others. However, when the Apperley brothers come across a man drowning in the East River, Comanche breaks loose from his chains and swims to the man's rescue.
In fact, this man, Single Jack Deems, is a convict who has just escaped from Blackwell's Island. Deems...
35) The false rider
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One of a series of pulp Western novels by Max Brand featuring Silvertip, a heroic lone rider who metes out justice to various wrong-doers he runs across in his travels.
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If you like your westerns with a stiff dose of righteous vengeance and well-deserved comeuppance, you'll love The Rangeland Avenger by prolific author and beloved master of the genre Max Brand. A softspoken but ruthless protagonist cuts a swath of violent payback across the Wild West in this thrill-a-minute adventure.
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Longtime thief and card sharp Steven Train is sought out by another crook, John Rainier, with a proposal. Rainier saved rich rancher Patrick Comstock from serious injury and was rewarded with an easy job. Now Comstock has asked Ranier to help find an honest man skilled with firearms for a special mission. Years ago, Comstock unintentionally benefited from bad financial advice he gave to a friend, and wants to find him to pay it back. Rainier wants...
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Lew Weldon has been a tumbleweed, rolling where the wind blew him, up to Canada and down to Mexico. Over time he has earned a reputation as a gambler and a gunfighter. Riding into San Trinidad, Weldon finds his reputation has preceded him when he receives two job offers. Roger Cunningham wants Lew to join his smuggling operation. Dr. Henry Watts wants to hire Lew to protect his patient dying of consumption, the beautiful Helen O'Mallock. Lew finds...
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Prairie Pawn tells the story of Paul Torridon, called White Thunder by the Cheyenne Indians holding him hostage. They believe that he cured Whistling Elk's son from a menacing illness and brought rain when others had failed to do so. Though Paul has been rewarded with many riches, he still seems unhappy, and the Cheyenne chief decides to undertake a dangerous mission to kidnap Nancy Brett from Fort Kendry. The Cheyennes believe that will make White...