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Jackson Trail Frederick Faust · 1932 · ★ 4.1 · 285p · ≈ 9h · Challenging This carefully crafted ebook: "MAX BRAND Premium Collection: 29 Western Classics & Adventure Tales - Including The Dan Barry Series & The Ronicky Doone Trilogy" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Frederick Schiller Faust (1892-1944) was an American author known primarily for his thoughtful and literary Westerns under the pen name Max Brand.… Shares: Outlaws, Westerns

Outlaws All Frederick Faust · 1996 · 270p · ≈ 9h · Moderate This volume contains three classic short novels by a master of Western fiction that bring to life the adventure, heroism, danger, and hardships of the Old West. Shares: Outlaws, Westerns

Under the Tonto Rim Zane Grey · 1926 Published: 1926 Lucy Watson, a young schoolteacher, is appointed welfare instructor in a community of isolated backwoods folk. She quickly overcomes their fears, and achieves popularity by the practical results of her work. She is especially successful with a strong, uncouth bee-hunter. Zane Grey's handling of these primitive characters is robust and understanding. Shares: Outlaws, Westerns

The Hash Knife outfit Zane Grey · 1929 · 342p · ≈ 11h · Challenging The Hash Knife gang reigns across Arizona. Outlaw leader Jed Stone has mellowed with age and wants to give up his wild life, but another member of the Hash Knife gang won't let him. Shares: Outlaws, Westerns

Forlorn River Zane Grey · 1927 · 356p · ≈ 11h · Challenging Ben Ide is a failure in the horse trade because he loves horses more than money. A few bad deals have turned the world against him. His greatest adversary is his father, who thinks Ben good for nothing. Determined to show what he is made of and what he can do, Ben pursues a herd of wild horses. The herd leads him directly into danger: cattle thieves with connections in high places. Distrusted by… Shares: Outlaws, Westerns

Shadow on the Trail Zane Grey · 1946 · 289p · ≈ 9h · Challenging "The whistle of the Texas Pacific express train nerved Wade Holden to dare one more argument against the unplanned holdup and robbery his chief had undertaken. Standing there in the dark night under the trees with the misty rain blowing in his face and the horses restlessly creaking leather, Wade thought swiftly, realizing the peril in speaking ill of men Simm Bell chose as comrades for a job of… Shares: Outlaws, Westerns

The Stingaree Frederick Faust · 1930 · 216p · ≈ 7h · Challenging When Alabama Joe drifted into Fort Anxious, he seemed to be a shiftless, easygoing tramp. But he didn't fool Parker. Parker had gunned down the notorious Bob Dillman. He'd known that one day Dillman's outlaw partner would appear to avenge his death. The Stingaree was fast on the draw and deadly as a snake. Parker knew he'd have to draw first-or die! Shares: Outlaws, Westerns

Valley of Wild Horses Zane Grey · 1927 · 250p · ≈ 8h · Challenging The tall young cowpuncher known as Panhandle Smith had roped, gambled and fought his way from Montana to New Mexico, but Marco was the most lawless place he had ever seen. And when Panhandle faced down Dick Hardman, he knew he had to destroy Hardman to save his woman and his life. Shares: Westerns

Lost Pueblo Zane Grey · 1927 · 253p · ≈ 8h · Challenging A tale of romance in the Old West. The heroine is Jane Endicott -- a spirited young woman who travels to Arizona with her father. She falls in love with this rough and rugged frontier -- not to mention the eligible young cowboys. Her father, rushing in where angels fear to tread, tries to match her with the son of an old friend. Complications arise. Shares: Westerns

The Lost Wagon Train Zane Grey · 1936 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Challenging The story of a Civil War soldier finding his humanity in the face of horrible savagery.Emerging from the Civil War a shamed and broken man, Stephen Latch turns to a life of thievery and murder. Still hoping to uphold the values of the Confederacy, Latch sets his sights on the wealth of resources pouring westward from the northern United States, putting together a band of ruthless misfits to help… Shares: Westerns

Sally Dows Bret Harte · 1887 · 164p · ≈ 5h · Challenging What had been in the cool gray of that summer morning a dewy country lane, marked only by a few wagon tracks that never encroached upon its grassy border, and indented only by the faint footprints of a crossing fox or coon, was now, before high noon, already crushed, beaten down, and trampled out of all semblance of its former graciousness. The heavy springless jolt of gun-carriage and caisson… Shares: Westerns

The Bell-Ringer of Angel's Bret Harte · 1894 · 334p · ≈ 11h · Challenging Where the North Fork of the Stanislaus River begins to lose its youthful grace, vigor, and agility, and broadens more maturely into the plain, there is a little promontory which at certain high stages of water lies like a small island in the stream. To the strongly- marked heroics of Sierran landscape it contrasts a singular, pastoral calm. White and gray mosses from the overhanging rocks and… Shares: Westerns

Ronicky Doone's Reward Frederick Faust · 1995 · 218p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Frederick Schiller Faust (May 29, 1892 - May 12, 1944) was an American author known primarily for his thoughtful and literary Westerns under the pen name Max Brand. This is one of his novels. Shares: Westerns

The Mountain Valley War Louis L'Amour · 1978 · ★ 4.5 · 197p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Trent came to Idaho seeking solitude. He built a cabin, broke a few wild horses, and quietly put his pas behind him. Then King Bill Hale began laying claim to all the land around Cedar Bluff. When Hale's son kills one of Trent's neighbors, Trent quickly steps forward to lead the fight. Their property had been legally filed on, but Bill Hale has the men, money, and political power to steal it from… Shares: Westerns

In a hollow of the hills Bret Harte · 1895 · 210p · ≈ 7h · Challenging It was very dark, and the wind was increasing. The last gust had been preceded by an ominous roaring down the whole mountain-side, which continued for some time after the trees in the little valley had lapsed into silence. The air was filled with a faint, cool, sodden odor, as of stirred forest depths. In those intervals of silence the darkness seemed to increase in proportion and grow almost… Shares: Westerns

Tales of Trail and Town Bret Harte · 1896 · 184p · ≈ 6h · Challenging It must be admitted that the civilising processes of Rough and Ready were not marked by any of the ameliorating conditions of other improved camps. After the discovery of the famous Eureka' lead, there was the usual influx of gamblers and saloon-keepers — but that was accepted as a matter of course. But it was thought hard that, after a church was built, and a new school erected, it should… Shares: Westerns

Hesper Hamlin Garland · 1903 · 444p · ≈ 14h · Challenging | caption = A section of several long bolts on the ceiling, presumably used to mount the engine. Shares: Westerns

Sundance Peter McCurtin · 1979 · 224p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Jim Sundance could be a deadly enemy, but he was also a lifelong friend. Simon Tolliver found this out when the halfbreed showed up to help him save his ranch from land-grabber Greeley Nash.Nash had an outlaw army at his disposal, led by an ex-cavalry officer whose hatred of Sundance knew no bounds.Sundance loved a good fight, and this looked like it would be one of the best! Shares: Westerns

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