Old California Joe is an engaging, likeable old coot who, in addition to being one of the greatest shooters of his time, took time out to teach younger, less-exprienced men and boys the way of the West. Action? How about gold-mining, demons, indians, romance and some really nasty dudes.In 1860, the publishers Erastus and Irwin Beadle released a new series of cheap paperbacks, Beadle's Dime Novels. Dime novel became a general term for similar paperbacks produced by ...