Author: Joseph JonesPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1257380532
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Knights of the Gun
Author: Joseph JonesPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1257380532
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Jericho's Road
Author: Elmer KeltonPublisher: Forge Books
ISBN: 1429912774
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
When Texas Ranger private Andy Pickard is assigned to help patrol the Texas-Mexico border country he rides directly into a deadly feud. At odds are two land and cattle barons - Jericho Jackson, whose great spread lies just north of the Rio Grande, and Guadalupe Chavez, whose domain lies south of the river. The men are alike in only one respect: their hatred for each other, a hate born at the time of the Alamo and the U.S.-Mexican War, when Mexican lands were confiscated by ruthless Americans. The old rivals have turned to preying on each others' cattle with resulting bloodshed on both sides of the river. Between the two camps, Big Jim McCawley's ranch seems almost symbolic of the opportunity for the people of the two nations to live together. McCawley is married to Guadalupe Chavez's sister, Juana -a fact that does not ingratiate him to either the Chavez or Jackson faction. To Andy Pickard, who as a child was taken captive by Comanches, old prejudices are familiar territory, but the Jackson-Chavez war is flaring out of control by the time he reaches the Ranger camp on the border in the company of fellow Ranger Farley Brackett. The two Rangers find themselves caught up in the feud, risking arrest for crossing the river into Mexico, and risking death for not heeding the warning sign at the edge of Jericho Jackson's domain: This is Jericho's Road. Take the Other. Inevitably, the cauldron boils over and the forces of Jericho Jackson and "Lupe" Chavez meet in bloody combat. In the midst of this battle on Mexican soil are Andy Pickard -- longing to court and marry Bethel Brackett and live a peaceful life as an ex-Ranger -- and Brackett himself, falling in love with Teresa, Big Jim McCawley's half-Mexican daughter. Jericho's Road, sixth book in Kelton's acclaimed Texas Ranger series, typifies "The right blend of action, drama, romance, humor and suspense" that Publishers Weekly said has made Kelton "a master of both plot and character development." At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Jericho's Fall
Author: Stephen L. CarterPublisher: Vintage
ISBN: 030747447X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
A riveting spy thriller, Jericho's Fall is the spellbinding story of a young woman running for her life from shadowy government forces. In a secluded mountain retreat, Jericho Ainsley, former CIA director and former secretary of defense, is dying of cancer. To his bedside he has called Rebecca DeForde, a young, single mother, who was once his lover. Instead of simply bidding farewell, however, Ainsley imparts an explosive secret and DeForde finds herself thrown into a world of international intrigue, involving ex-CIA executives, local police, private investigators, and even a US senator. With no one to trust, DeForde is suddenly on the run, relying on her own wits and the lessons she learned from Ainsley to stay alive.
The Rocking T Rustlers
Author: Keith R. OstlingPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1304901750
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
"The Rocking T Rustlers" is the third novel in a five-novel series featuring a character called Chancy Flint. Chancy is a young cowboy who's good with horses, cattle and guns. He figures out that someone is changing brands on Rocking T stock to the Circle Cross brand. He eventually figures out who's behind the rustling as well as a couple of murders. The local sheriff is on the rustler's payroll, so it falls to Chancy Flint to bring the rustler to justice. But the rustler is surrounded by hired gunmen. The odds are heavily against him, but he vows to do his best. He says he can do nothing more -- and he can do nothing less.
The Lake County War
Author: Keith R. OstlingPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1312445041
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Between June, 1874 and October, 1881 the residents of what is now Chaffee County, Colorado endured a prolonged period of the most extreme violence ever to occur in Colorado. In 1874, the area was part of Lake County, thus the name ""The Lake County War."" During this bloody conflict it is said more than 100 men were murdered including a judge sitting in his courtroom. Vigilantes forced many families to leave their homes and property to avoid being murdered. This book, though fictionalized somewhat to make it more readable, tells the true story of what happened. It is the fifth in a five-novel series featuring Chancy Flint, a smart, tough, highly principled young cowboy who is chained lightening with a gun. He's not a gunfighter. He's the type of man gunfighters stay away from if they're smart.
Trail to the Palisades
Author: Keith R. OstlingPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1312463023
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
This is the second in a 3-novel series featuring Dan Currie, a gambler turned business man in an 1870s gold mining town high in the Colorado Rockies. Currie had always considered himself a lucky man. He'd won a non-producing gold mine in a poker game and soon hit one of the biggest strikes in Colorado. He and his wife, Etta, now owned several mines, a bank, a hotel, and a large ranch with thousands of cattle. But Currie's luck had suddenly turned bad. A huge explosion tore his highest producing gold mine apart. His bank was robbed. One of his young cowboys was brutally murdered when rustlers hit his ranch. Currie was shot off a cliff and nearly drowned. And now, someone had hired Sam Gash, a dangerous professional assassin to murder him. Lightening fast with a gun, Gash was also known to kill from ambush on occasion. One thing was certain. When Gash and Currie met, someone would surely die.
Tom Cringle's Log
Author: Michael ScottChancy Flint
Author: Keith R. OstlingPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1304901734
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
"Chancy Flint" tells the story of a twelve-year-old boy who is suddenly forced to accept adult responsibilities in Civil War era Kentucky. His mother is kidnapped by an evil Shawnee war chief. His father sets out to rescue her, leaving Chancy to care for his five-year-old brother, the family farm, and all the animals. Chancy faces many challenges at which most grown-ups would cringe. But we see him grow up straight and strong, tempered by adversity, not defeated by it.
First Lady of Nowhere
Author: Keith R. OstlingPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1312459247
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
This book is the first in a three-novel series featuring Dan Currie, a smart, loyal and successful gambler. Etta Lee, a beautiful young madam brought the first women into a booming gold mining town with the unlikely name of "Nowhere." Her parlor house was wildly successful and she quickly became Nowhere's most prominent figure, known far and wide as "The First Lady of Nowhere." Unfortunately, Etta was kidnapped at gunpoint by a vicious, dangerous renegade who intended to torture and murder her. She knew that to survive she'd have to escape. But how?
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