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(0)Max Brand
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English
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After Andrew Lanning's father dies, his Uncle Jasper takes him under his wing and raises him for the next fifteen years. Jasper wants his nephew to be the kind of man who rightly belongs to the Lanning clan: good with horses, and even better with guns. But the results prove disappointing-Andrew becomes the town's mild-mannered blacksmith. However, something soon happens that changes all that in a single day. When the belligerent Buck Heath confronts...
2) Black jack
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English
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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.
3) Bull Hunter
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English
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In the old West, laws were often loosely and arbitrarily applied, so many gunslingers and cowboys took the law into their own hands and applied eye-for-an-eye justice on their own terms. The huge, lumbering outlaw Bull Hunter intends to hunt down and kill the men responsible for his uncle's death. When he finds out that the ringleader is already behind bars, he devises a clever plot to spring his nemesis in order to dispense his comeuppance, street
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Dodd, Mead
Pub. Date
[1978] c1921
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English
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Published in 1919, this tells the story of Andrew/Andy, raised by his uncle to shoot and ride horses. Andrew is content with living a quiet life in a Western town, until a bully picks a fight. Andy knocks him out, and the guy hits his head on a rock. Andy goes on the run, thinking he's a murderer and subconsciously gravitating towards the lawless sector. (Goodreads)
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Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
p1993
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English
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The Great West, prior to the century's turn, abounded in legend. Stories were told of fabled gunmen whose bullets always magically found their mark, of mighty stallions whose tireless gallop rivaled the speed of the wind, of glorious women whose beauty stunned mind and heart. But nowhere in the vast spread of the mountain-desert country was there a greater legend told than the story of Red Pierre and the phantom gunfighter, McGurk. These two men of...
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Berkley Books
Pub. Date
1990, c1922
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English
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He dipped out of the brighter level into a premature night below; evening was gathering quickly, and with each step Connor felt the misty darkness closing above his head. He was stumbling over the boulders, downheaded, hardly able to see the ground at his feet, yet when he reached the bottom of the little ravine which ran toward the entrance, he looked up to a red sky, and the higher mountains rolled off in waves of light. Distances were magnified;...
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English
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Dick Rutherford, known simply as the Colonel, had set out into the West to find his fortune, accompanied only by his young companion, Christy Deever. But it looked like the frontier would provide more danger than money...until the Colonel and Christy met Stone-That-Shines, a Mandan warrior who possessed a medicine stone that gave him his name. As soon as the Colonel got a close look at the medicine stone, he knew immediately what made it shine a rich...
8) Trailin'
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English
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Grab your hat and horse and hit the dusty trail with prolific Western writer Max Brand. In Trailin', Brand unfurls the tale of Anthony Bard, a well-born fellow who longs for adventure and ultimately finds it in the aftermath of a family tragedy. Bard sets out to capture the outlaw who wronged his kin -- and finds love along the way. A must-read for fans of classic Westerns.
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English
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The Seventh Man by Max Brand, tells part of the story of the larger-than-life western character, Dan Barry, known as "Whistling Dan," and his alter-ego companions, Black Bart, the wolf-dog, and Satan, the indomitable black stallion. It's also the story of Kate Cumberland and the incredible five-year-old daughter of Kate and Dan, Joan. We first see Dan as a gentle, caring man with a deep sense of fairness. But then, after six years of a peaceful life...
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English
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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...
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Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"In "The White Streak," twenty-one-year-old Jimmy Babcock, a former football star, but now a worker at the local bank run by William Parker in the town of Dresser, which has changed from cattle country to one made up of oil and alfalfa fields. When Parker fires Jimmy, all Jimmy can think is how he will hurt Muriel Aiken, his fiancée, who wants to marry. When his father signs over the old family homestead to him that is in serious need of repair,...
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English
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Lost in the vast plains without a guide, a horseman must brave the elements and the local Cheyenne if he has any hopes of survival! In "Man from the Sky," Paul Torridon and his plainsman guide ride together on their way to Fort Kendry. But one morning the guide has vanished without a trace, and Paul is left with just his faithful steed. Paul knows that his destination will be near impossible to find without a guide, and that's only if he and his horse...
15) Daring Duval
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Series
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Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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"Newcomer David Duval is secretive about his past and Marian Lane is determined to discover what he is hiding. When she enlists the aid of the famous manhunter, Marshal Richard Kinkaid, a dangerous game of matching wits between Duval and Kinkaid begins"--
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Publisher
Five Star
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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The exciting tale of a young gambler, a horse, and the bond that will change the both of them forever.
Hoping to make a man out of him, Alfred Larribee's father sends his son to live with his cousin's family out West. Alfred is lazy and listless, and spends his early days there drinking, gambling, and doing everything he can to avoid his share of work.
Everything changes with the appearance of Sky Blue, a magnificent stallion that seemingly can't...
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Leisure Books
Pub. Date
[1994]
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English
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Raw frontier action is epitomized in Lee Porfilo. With a penchant for settling his problems with his fists, a penniless fighter constantly in trouble, he finds himself framed for murder by wealthy and powerful ranchers. Now he has an enemy for life. In a desperate bid to prove his innocence, flees into the wilderness, with the law and bounty hunters in hot pursuit. An interesting story written in the older style of language usage that you'll find...
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Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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In 'Traynor' the title character is believed to be a weak young man, having let Dr. Parker Channing steal his love, Rose Laymon, away from him. When the stage Traynor is driving into Little Snake is robbed and Traynor’s best friend and stage guard, Sam Whitney, is killed by the robber, Traynor chases the thief and recovers his dropped Stetson, which was sold to Dr. Channing less than a month earlier. The medico takes off after Traynor confronts...
19) Alcatraz
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Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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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.
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G.K. Hall
Pub. Date
1997
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English
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"With Shay's hombres squatting on their land, John Milman and his daughter Georgia believed they were licked. Then a handsome youngster named the Kid came around offering to tangle with Shay's cutthroats single-handed. Milman couldn't understand whey, but when Georgia looked deep into the Kid's eyes, she thought she knew the reason."--Jacket blurb.