William MacLeod Raine ha creato avvincenti storie d'avventura profondamente radicate nel vecchio West americano. La sua scrittura è caratterizzata da una meticolosa attenzione ai dettagli e da un approccio artigianale, che riflette la sua dedizione al lavoro. Le narrazioni di Raine immergono i lettori nel mondo della frontiera americana, dando vita ai suoi aspri paesaggi e ai suoi personaggi convincenti. La sua prolifica produzione e l'appeal duraturo dei suoi romanzi western hanno consolidato il suo posto come voce significativa nel genere.
In the early 1920s Jarvis Elliott is trying to build a railroad through Gateway Pass in the Rockies, a feat which many consider impossible. If he is successful, it will cut two hundred miles off the transcontinental route and open up a vast virgin region to settlement. His daughter, Joyce, is the product of country clubs, motor cars, and fast living and, further, she is in love with Ordway, who is her father's enemy.
The book is a facsimile reprint of a scarce antiquarian work, preserving its historical significance despite potential imperfections like marks and marginalia due to its age. This edition aims to protect and promote cultural literature, ensuring accessibility through high-quality reproductions that remain true to the original text.
Set against the backdrop of Arizona, this collection features strong and silent cowboys who rely on their intelligence and resourcefulness to confront bullies. The stories emphasize clever strategies over violence, showcasing the characters' resilience and moral fortitude in the face of challenges.
"Bruce Sherrill, owner of a small ranch, leads the underdog farmers in their struggle against the big ranchers. When he is wounded in a skirmish, the daughter of one of the ranchers hides him and struggles between her love for him and loyalty to her family"--
A drifting rider . . . a strange cow town . . . and a whisky-soaked mob, unwilling to give the drifter time to prove his alibi in a dry-gulch killing.
"The Tolt Brothers made history when they robbed two trains at the same time. Now they will became a legend when they rob two banks at once"--
As a boy he was timid and shy. His parents had named him Percy, which didn’t bode well for him. But a little red-haired girl with pigtails gave him the name ’ ’ Moran. Having learned boxing in college, instinct took over and Tim soon learned he was beaten. By another freak of luck, Peter saved Tim’s life on the battlefield and received a citation for bravery. Although toughened by the war, Peter Moran was still timid and shy, no ruffian, no dime-novel hero.
Jim Silcott was filling in as editor of the Powder Horn Sentinel after the former editor and owner, Carl Rogers, had been shot down from ambush because he dared to buck the mighty Hat T gang. And Jim was carrying on Rogers's fight against dictatorial Russell Mosely in the feud over the conflicting land grants to former Spanish landholders which affected the lives of nearly all the settlers on Tincup Creek. He had carried it to the point where his own life was worth not much more than a dime.
Young lawyer O'Hara gets an auspicious welcome to the town of Concho -- a bullet through his hat. And before he has a chance to put up a shingle, he becomes involved in a bloody war between two cattle titans, Wesley Steelman and Dave Ingram. It is war without quarter, and among the two-gun mercenaries employed by both sides, the most notorious is eighteen-year-old Bob Quantrell. Cheerful and fearless, but a cold-blooded killer, Quantrell is loyal only to his own lightning-fast six-gun.
Ben Travis, owner of the Triple X, was dead on his own front porch, and his nephew, Hugh Travis, started west to investigate. In his pocket he carried a letter from Charles Waller, his friend and attorney -- a mysterious letter which spoke of danger and a deadly feud.