"Brides for Oregon" concerns the adventures and hardships encountered by mustanger Hugh Lamerick when he undertakes the dual tasks of driving a herd of horses and leading a wagon train of "strong, courageous young women willing to have a go at settling the West" from Fort Laramie, Wyoming, to Portland, Oregon.

Devil's Graze: Western Stories

Literature & Fiction

Bonham, Frank

United States

Western Series Level III (24)

In “Mormon Forge” Sheriff Patrick Strong finds himself in the middle between the feuding clans of McCadys and Sartraines when he rescues Kentucky McCady from a bushwhacker and agrees to keep her affair with Goliad Sartraine a secret. Although Kentucky claims she did not see the shooter, the McCadys are ready to ride against the Sartraines, certain it must have been one of them. Strong intends to do everything in his power to prevent an outbreak of hostilities, but he is compromised when Kentucky identifies him to her grandfather as her clandestine lover.

Four Graves West: A Western Duo

Frazee, Steve

They called Amarillo &ldquo;the Cowboy Capital&rdquo; &mdash; but &ldquo;Corpse-and-Cartridge City&rdquo; would have been a better name after Veck Sosna and his Comancheros rode in! Sosna was known for his ruthlessness, devilish ingenuity, and sadistic cruelty.

The Hate Trail

Scott, Bradford

"Dead Man Deputy" finds Buckshot Bledsoe in Zamora, Mexico, looking for Jim Tennant, who was believed to be dead and buried. Rumors of a blue-eyed Mexican with a scarred face name Ponchito leads Buckshot to believe this Ponchito is really Tennant. Finding Tennant, all it takes is the mention that Lindy Lou Merriman is in trouble to get him to head back to San Angelo to face the man who almost succeeded in killing him before. In "Lodeville," a stranger with a broken arm and covered in snow wanders into Pop Marcy's bar to interrupt Nelse Halliday's heavy- handed attempt to convince Pop to sell the Gunsight Mine to him. The stranger is taken to Doc Cloud, who discovers he also has a bullet wound. Who is this stranger, and why is he in Lodeville?

Gunsmoke: A Western Quartet

Flynn, T.T.

Jerd Galway had been convicted of a stagecoach robbery he didn’t commit. He had escaped on his way to prison and was headed back to Eden Canyon to find the man he believed was responsible for the robbery and his conviction when he encounters Namacho, chief of the Chiricahua Apaches. Captured at the age of two, Jerd had lived with the Chiricahua for twelve years before being repatriated by the army. During that time he and Namacho had roamed together and become blood-brothers. Aware of Jerd’s problems with the whites, Namacho offered Jerd to take back his Apache name and ride with him on his mission to destroy the settlers in Eden Canyon.

Apache Dawn

Ketchum, Philip

In “Gun of a Killer,” Luke Wade has ridden a meandering trail for three years, searching for the owner of the ornate, silver-inlaid .45 he wears at his hip. The man who had once carried that gun murdered Luke Wade’s father, and Luke cannot rest until he has tracked him down. But a man cannot live on hate alone. He has to have money in order to stay alive while he hunts. So Luke takes a job guarding a cattle drive against rustlers — and amid the trail dust and gunsmoke that swirls around that drive, Luke Wade finds plenty of use for the gun he carries.

Panhandle Gunman: A Western Duo

Hogan, Ray

Jesse Bodine and Kate Haverill were enjoying a beautiful spring day when a sudden storm caused them to take shelter near the banks of a stream. From their hiding place, they witness the murder of Jesse s uncle, who was returning from the West with a pouch of gold. An already restless Jesse decides it s time to head west and make his own fortune. Kate s brother Ransome decides to go with Jesse, but a hurt and angry Kate tells him she won t be waiting for his return."

The Far Call

Gregory, Jackson

The secret in The Secret of Kansas Gulch is that in a half-mile-long, 200-yard-wide stretch, wherever a man touches gravel, there is gold! Only Jay Meade knows of Kansas Gulch, but Ben Mercer has his suspicions. The year is 1859 in Colorado Territory. The tensions dividing the country are reflected in Poverty Gulch with factions of men who are Free Staters and men who are pro-slavery. The explosive situation is further complicated by four ex-slaves who were declared freed men by their former owners but who garner resentment because of the efficiency with which they have worked their claims. Mercer plans to use all this unrest to obtain greater wealth for himself."

Look Behind Every Hill: A Western Duo

“The Killing” opens with Rudy Coulter dead, shot by Arch Dorrance in a jealous rage when Arch had come home to find his wife in Rudy’s arms. Dorrance’s act is considered justified and he is acquitted. The Coulter family objects to the verdict, and when Arch Dorrance is found hanging from the limb of a tree, Guy Coulter, father of the clan, is the prime suspect. Knox Coulter, Guy’s son and Rudy’s brother, finds proof that points towards the real killers, but the sheriff is already on his way to Coulter’s ranch with a posse to dispense his own form of justice.

Shadow of the Gun: A Western Duo

Patten,Lewis B.

“Showdown in the Blood” finds Trace Ballard arriving in Denton City, the new boon camp at the end of the westward-reaching track. He has been brought in to bring law and order to a town out of control. Matters are complicated when he learns he will have to confront his brother and Bud Keyhole, the bully from his childhood days. In “Spawn of the Gun Pack,” Young Tom Kinnard, now known as Tom Brush, searches for Buck Hayes, the man who betrayed his father and whom Tom holds responsible for his death. But Buck has two brothers and they are not about to let Tom ruin their plans.

Last Waltz on Wild Horse: A Western Quartet

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