Peter B. Kyne
Personal Information
Description
Lived in San Francisco, California, served in the US Infantry against Spain and in the US Artillery in WWI, and wrote between 1904 and 1940 (more).
Books
Webster--man's man
Webster a mining engineer gets involved in a revolution in central America and also tries to help his young partner Bill Geary get the girl.
Jim the conqueror
A Spanish Irish mixture, Jim Higgins a ranch owner kills the uncle of Roberta Antrim in a range war over sheep. Roberta comes to take over the sheep and does not realize at first that James Miguel Higuenes and Jim Higgins are the same.
Golden dawn
It is not like the usual peter kyne book like valley of the giants etc. This is an improbable tale spun around a heiress with a split personality and a broken nose, a psychologist who nonchalantly hypnotizes police officers and his clients to subvert law, a police chief who helps the girl and is not worried about the law and an absolutely remarkable secretary who is unbelievable. So, not as good as the regular books that he has written.
Cappy Ricks
Another name for Cappy Ricks or the Subjugation of Matt Peasley. See the entry for that title.
The Valley of the Giants
Tells of John Cardigan and of his son Bryce as developers of the Californian redwood industry. A very interesting work of fiction.
The Long Chance
A sentimental story of Donna Corblay and Bob Mcgraw. It has a gambler Harley p Hennage who is almost a saint and a small town full of gossip. Donna's father is killed by a greedy partner and that has an impact on all their lives.
Cappy Ricks or the Subjugation of Matt Peasley
Cappy Ricks is a rich Oregon lumberman and ship owner. Matt Peasley is young, independent, and captain of one of the Ricks ships. Cappy intends to make or break Matt. A fun read.
The understanding heart
A romance set in Northern California involving farmers, forest rangers, a gold mining company, an escaped convict and a forest fire (silent film). Monica Dale a lookout in forest reserve helps bob mason a convict to escape. She meets Anthony Garland a newly appointed ranger who wants to capture mason as well as a sheriff . There is a forest fire which has an impact on their lives. There is also a mining company head who tries to play a crooked game.