The story follows the character Jim Silver, a gunslinger known for his exceptional marksmanship and sense of justice. Jim Silver seeks revenge for the murder of his father and, in the process, becomes entangled in various conflicts and adventures in the Wild West.Throughout the narrative, Jim Silver navigates through the lawless territories of the American frontier, facing challenges from outlaws, navigating moral dilemmas, and often resorting to his skills with a gun to maintain order and...

Max Brand's 'The Mountain Fugitive' weaves a gripping tale of redemption, survival, and the complexities of identity amid the rugged yet picturesque landscape of the American West. Brand's literary style—marked by vivid descriptions and a fast-paced narrative—captures the essence of early 20th-century American adventure fiction, influenced by the conventions of the Western genre. The novel explores themes of justice and moral ambiguity as it follows its protagonists through harrowing chall...

An American Western Classic! The townspeople living between Cheyenne and San Antonio have braced themselves for the confrontation of a lifetime between gentle giant Bull Hunter and brawny gunslinger Pete Reeve. Peter Reeve badly wounds Bull Hunter's uncle in a gunfight. Bull intends to track down the gunman and kill him, not just for revenge, but to silence those who laughed at him and said he was too huge to be any good. Bull finds Reeve sitting in jail, waiting to be tried for murder, bu...

In "The Untamed," Max Brand masterfully crafts a gripping narrative set against the rugged backdrop of the American West, where the themes of survival, primal instincts, and the quest for freedom intertwine. The novel follows the compelling journey of a restless hero, who grapples with societal constraints while forging his own path amidst the untamed wilderness. Brand's vivid prose and keen attention to the psychological depth of his characters evoke a literary style reminiscent of the cl...

Max Brand's "The Dan Barry Trilogy" is one of the most popular trios of books in Western literature.The novels - The Untamed, The Night Horseman, The Seventh Man - follow the exploits of Whistling Dan Barry, one of the author's most memorable Western heroes. Dan is a restless, instinct-driven rider torn between the wild frontier and the demands of love, loyalty, and civilization. With his black stallion Satan and wolf-dog Black Bart at his side, he moves through feuds, gunfights, r...

When Samuel Cross was growing up, he was rarely found without a book in his hands and that was the way his mother, a widow, wanted him raised. His uncle, Stephen Larkin, a frontiersman like Sam’s father, wanted him to be strong and able to fend for himself, so he would take him into the mountains every summer to teach him how to fight and use a weapon.He proved to be as adept at these subjects as he had been at book learning, but when he was eighteen and his mother died, he took a ...

Peter Quince was a fighter born and bred. Orphaned at a young age, he remembered an old woman saying that he was a bad one and would cause a lot of trouble in the world. Others claimed he had bad blood and it would show up sooner or later. But Bill Andrews felt a connection with the boy, took him home and raised him as one of his own despite his wife’s misgivings.Peter soon learned he could manipulate people by withholding his true feelings—showing and telling them what they wanted...

Young Jim Curry’s father is killed unjustly by an enraged mob, and the boy barely escapes the same fate. He shoots two pursuers and assumes they are dead, and in desperation becomes a most unusual outlaw, the Red Devil. He never kills, takes only ill-gained money, secretly returns it to the rightful owners, and escapes every pursuit on his remarkable horse, Meg.Spoiled Charlie Mark has left home to seek thrills and easy money. He vows to find the Red Devil and discover why he is so...

Don Grier was just a boy when he set out through the wilderness with a brutal and vindictive taskmaster. But three months later, when the two finally reached Chalmer's Creek, Don had the toughness and fighting skills he needed to survive in the treacherous mining town...and uncover the truth about his father's shameful death.

CONTENTS:HarriganRiders of the SilencesThe UntamedThe Night HorsemanGunman's ReckoningRonicky DooneThe Seventh ManAlcatrazBlack JackThe Rangeland Avenger

Corcoran’s bed was hot. He slipped from the bed to the floor and lay there. The wind stirred at the window, died, then stirred again. Suddenly, he heard a prolonged rustling, and Corcoran saw, outlined in the window, the faint figure of something crouched on the sill, peering into the room! Slowly, it dissolved into the body of a man waiting and watching...The man from the night advanced a leg over the window sill. So infinite was his caution that it was a full minute before his fo...

CONTENTS: Harrigan Riders of the Silences The Untamed The Night Horseman Gunman's Reckoning Ronicky Doone The Seventh Man Alcatraz Black Jack The Rangeland Avenger