G.K. Hall large print western series

L'Amour's protagonist, Trace Jordan, makes a hard but honest living. Unscrupulous thugs kill his partner and steal his horses. But crime doesn't pay for the villains of this fast-paced western drama. Not only does Trace get the better of the bad guys, he finds love in wide empty spaces of Arizona - New Mexico.

Married life for Tap and Pepper isn't turning out quite the way they planned. Just when Pepper thought life settled down to a normal pace, she had to prepare for a rocky ride hitched to the unpredictable Tap Andrews. The ranch is gone. They've moved to Cheyenne. And Pepper hasn't been feeling well. But at least Tap found a job as deputy that takes what he's got: integrity, nerves of steel, and a fast draw. But Tap suddenly finds himself as acting marshal in a town with little regard for the law, a test of his patience and faith. He soon discovers how hard it is to simultaneously hold off a vigilante crowd hungry for a lynching, control a wayward deputy who thinks he should be in charge, keep his pretty wife from worrying herself sicker, and uncover who's behind the trouble in Cheyenne. When the city council relieves Tap of his duties and Pepper of her worries, it's time to move on again. But Tap can't let things go.

A fictionalized account, as seen through the eyes of a woman known as Whirlwind, of life with the Oglala Sioux from 1820 through the aftermath of the victory at the Little Bighorn in 1877.

Here are three of Walt Coburn's finest short novels. In He Rides Alone, Bruce McTavish's confrontation with himself and his wild ways takes place on the frontier in Arizona, where he has fled from a possible charge of murder in Montana. The setting for The Badlands Buckaroo in northern Mexico, where the followers of Brother Matthew are seeking the promised land. Brother Matthew's background is in larceny and murder, but he's very convincing in his present guise of religious prophet. Coffin Ranch is a tale of the Wild Bunch, some of whom Walt Coburn knew. Blamed for a train robbery in Missouri while they were in South America, the Bunch, some of whom Walt Coburn knew. Blamed for a train robbery in Missouri while they were in South America, the Bunch comes back when a dying man's confession reveals the hiding place of the loot.

No one brings to life the Old West like Louis L'Amour. Collected here for the first time, these vintage frontier stories introduce you to lawmen and loners, ranchers and renegades, gunslingers, cardsharps, bank robbers, etc. In these pages L'Amour brings to life such classic characters as the Cactus Kid, Tensleep Mooney, One-Eared Tim, and the gunfighter Kim Sartain. These are frontier tales as only L'Amour can tell them--stories that surprise like the sharp crack of a Winchester and move like the lonely howl of the wind across an empty plain on the long ride home.From the Paperback edition.

Collects three western novels, including "Joe Pepper" in which an aging gunfighter reminisces about his life of adventure throughout the Old Southwest while preparing to face the hangman's noose.

Bury, Idaho was the kind of place that tested mens' resolve. It was wild and unruly and so were its inhabitants: Stratton, Potter, and Richards, three outlaw gunslingers trying to make a place for themselves. A no man's land like Bury seemed the appropriate home for these desperados until Smoke Jensen came to town. Smoke came to this barren frontier with an ax to grind and the desire to see these three miscreants settle down permanately-six feet down. They had murdered his wife and son years ago and a burning vengeance was the only thing keeping Smoke warm in the cold western wilderness. Now that Smoke had finally found what he was looking for in Bury, will it be enough to satisfy his demons or will his demons bury him?

Tracing the vivid saga of Native American and pioneer men, women, and children, this guide covers the colonial beginnings of the westward expansion to the last of the homesteaders in the late 20th century. Dozens of firsthand accounts from journals and autobiographies of the era form a rich and detailed story that shows how life in the backwoods and on the prairie mirrors modern life in many ways—children attended school and had daily chores, parents worked hard to provide for their families, and communities gathered for church and social events. More than 20 activities are included in this engaging guide to life in the west, including learning to churn butter, making dip candles, tracking animals, playing Blind Man’s Bluff, and creating a homestead diorama.

A young inexperienced eastern man, educated, betrothed and with a bright future in law gets a job with Indian Affairs in Washington D.C. His first assignment was to learn about the Cheyenne Indian tribes. He travels west with an experienced guide who turns him loose on his own. McCabe runs into an injured Cheyenne Indian who he befriends and helps him recover, then he is led into a Cheyenne village were he is invited to stay. This is were his saga begins..............

Joe Harbin hadn't killed a man for a fortune in gold just to sit in prison and let Rodelo collect it. But when he and his men break out and head for the stash, they end up with a pair of unwelcome partners: Rodelo and a beautiful woman with a hidden past. To get fifty thousand dollars in gold across fifty miles of desert, the desperate band quickly learns how much they need each other---and how deep their greed and suspicion can run. At the end of the journey lie the waters of Baja and a new life in Mexico, but first they have to survive the savage heat, bounty-hunting Yaqui Indians, and the shifting, treacherous nature of both the desert sands and their own conflicting loyalties.From the Paperback edition.

Hopalong rode into cattle country just east of the California line looking for his old friend Red Connors. He found Red holed up in a mountain cave with a bullet in his side and a story to tell. The ranchers around Tascotal had been losing their stock, and when Red caught the rustlers in the act, they hunted him down, shot him, and left him for dead. Jack Bolt, a savage, ruthless killer, has brought in a tough band of hardcases to run his operation. And now he's sent them out to take care of the one man who stands in his way: Hopalong Cassidy. But Bolt's about to learn the hard way that if you shoot down a man like Cassidy, you better make sure he never gets up again.From the Paperback edition.

It was regarded by many as the crime of the century: on 4th July 1876, the corpse of President Abraham Lincoln was stolen from its mausoleum in Springfield, Illinois, and held for ransom. The thieves, signing themselves "The Coney Men", demanded from Governor Beveridge of Illinois the release of Ben Boyd, a counterfeiter serving time in Joliet, and $200,000 ransom money. Of course, the theft of the body should never have succeeded. Sterling Packard, a U.S. Secret Service agent, had infiltrated the gang of counterfeiters, posing as a professional grave-robber. But, at the crucial moment, Packard was unable to provide a signal to prevent the crime. Following the theft, as a nationwide pursuit was launched, the train on which the body was being secretly transported is held up in Missouri by the James gang! Based on an actual historical occurrence.

After retiring his guns to raise a family and build a herd, legendary ex-gunfighter Smoke Jensen realizes he must leave retirement or die when he accidentally rides into the middle of the biggest range war of the decade.

Racing home to his Colorado ranch, Smoke Jensen learns that his beloved wife has been shot by a band of outlaws who were hoping to kill him instead, and Jensen vows that he will stop at nothing to make them pay.

Alex O'Keefe left Texas with John McLeod, who had fired him up with dreams of an empire and millions of acres for the taking in New Mexico Territory. Surrendering to her husband's enthusiasm, Joanna O'Keefe sells out the family holdings and boards a train to join him. On the way she meets Angus McLeod, bound to join his brother. On arrival, Joanna finds Alex has been murdered, and what's more, there is a young Mexican woman carrying his child....But Joanna has nowhere else to go.