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"The Splintered Canyon Bunch is out to kill Frank Slessor! Luckily, his old friend Jet Barclay finds him first, persuading Slessor to accompany him to Wind Creek and assist in its sorely-needed pacification. En route, they discover that Ral Craven, the outlaw leader, is attempting to take over the local cattle shipment business in the town of Poverty. As events spiral and lead flies, the Splintered Canyon Bunch seems to hold all the cards - but who...
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"In Chaparral Bend a gallows is being raised for youngster Ty Garland, accused of bank robbery. But his old ma claims he is innocent. Hollis Kitchenbrand is inclined to believe her, especially as notorious gunman Angel Addison and his gang seem to be involved. Kitchenbrand's search for answers leads him to the outlaw roost of Addisonville. He can count on the support of the old woman and a girl he has rescued, but will that be enough to succeed against...
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Scarlett and Browne volume 2
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"Albert and Scarlett are a formidable pair. With his ability to read minds and her way with a weapon, no bank can keep them out and no jail can keep them in. But their notoriety may have spread a bit too far. Now old enemies from Scarlett's past and a sinister new threat from Albert's world are boxing them in--and holding their friends hostage"--
4) Gila monster
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A stagecoach is on its way to the small town of Medicine Bend when it is attacked by outlaws. However, the coach's passengers manage to repel them. This disparate array of characters - the new marshal Wade Calvin; Mr Taber, insurance salesman; and Miss Jowett, on her way to take on caring for her widowed nephew's children - thus find their lives intertwined. But as they settle into life in Medicine Bend, Gila Goad, the outlaws' vicious leader, hears...
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IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 21
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This was the boy's mantra as he plodded through the desert alone, left to die by his vengeful grandfather. Johannes Verne was soon to be rescued by outlaws, but no one could save him from the lasting memory of his grandfather's eyes, full of impenetrable hatred. Raised in part by Indians, then befriended by a mysterious woman, Johannes grew up to become a rugged adventurer and an educated man. But even now, strengthened by the love of a golden-haired...
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"After finding himself inside a coffin on the way to Boot Hill, Clay Tulane wants answers. Whilst local townsfolk Miss Winona and the boy Pocket help him piece together the story of how he got there, Tulane finds himself drawn into a violent struggle against local landowner Marsden Rockwell and his Bar Nothing outfit, who want to take over the neighbouring Bar L. As tension mounts, the search for the truth throws up many more questions ..."--Publisher's...
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Searching for his estranged sister who is homesteading in Dakota, Scottish clergyman Guthrie Gunn is bushwhacked, and subsequently discovers that the same outlaws had previously killed all but one of his living relatives. Rescued by the Lakota, he finds his nephew living among them. Finding new faith after undergoing a Vision Quest, which shows him that his destiny is to seek out the villain, he embarks on a search for the wrongdoers, preaching his...
8) Blue
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He treats folks in his tiny Texas settlement with fairness, spends his time tending crops, and does all he can do to keep the peace when a hothead taunts him. But the man called Blue (Terence Stamp) wasn't always that way. He once lived the reckless, on-the-lam life of a bandit - stealing destroying, wenching and killing with the outlaw gang ruled by his adoptive father Ortega (Richard Montalban). Karl Malden joins Stamp and Montalban in this brooding,...
9) The Tin Star
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A rugged bounty hunter. A tenderfoot sheriff. Unlikely partners in the Old West. Henry Fonda and Anthony Perkins headline The Tin Star, a tough-minded character-driven western nominated for an Oscar. for its story and screenplay. Perkins plays Ben Owens, a greenhorn sheriff who hasn't worn his badge long... and who won't live to wear it much longer unless he gets some savvy help. Fonda, bringing to his role the presence and plain speaking that made...
10) The Lonely Man
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The past—and the future—close in on a reformed gunslinger. Like Alan Ladd’s Shane, Gregory Peck’s The Gunfighter and Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven, The Lonely Man belongs to that saddlebag full of Westerns about a gunslinger to coming to terms with his infamous past and uncertain future. Jack Palance stars as Jacob Wade, a notorious outlaw trying to ride the trail of respectability. But where Wade goes, his reputation follows. And so does...
11) The Shootist
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About ten minutes into The Shootist, Doctor Hostetler (James Stewart) tells aging western gunfighter John Bernard Books (John Wayne) "You have a cancer." Knowing that his death will be painful and lingering, Books is determined to be shot in the line of "duty". In his remaining two months, Books settles scores with old enemies, including gambler Pulford (Hugh O'Brian) and Marshall Thibido (Harry Morgan) and reaches out to new friends (including feisty...
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The outlaws' first mistake was to shoot Rhett Coulter's dog. He wasn't a man to mess with, Norman Roberts and his gang of gunslicks discovered. And when Coulter's friend's ranch, the Block H, is burned down, his woman barely escapes with her life - another reason to put Roberts out of business - quite apart from the little matter of his hoard of stolen bullion. Coulter fights overwhelming odds, while events rapidly draw him towards the final, blistering...
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Tucker Ashley volume 1
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"Outlaws--fueled by cruelty they became addicted to during the War Between the States--roam and prey upon anyone unfortunate enough to cross their trail. In the Dakota Territory of the 1870s, the line between outlaw and lawman is often blurred. Some of those sworn to protect the helpless might exploit them instead. And some of those deemed hard cases might redeem themselves. Backed to the Wall plunges both a lawman and an outlaw into a blood battle...
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Sometimes humorous, sometimes tongue-in-cheek, sometimes deeply sad and moving-such are the biographies of fifteen Texas bad girls. Husband killers, run-of-the-mill murderers, whorehouse madams, prostitutes, gamblers, bank robbers, floozies-each contributes immeasurably to a rowdy, ribald history that dates from the state's earliest settlers to yesterday's biggest news story.
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Clancy Jarrett possesses a quick and violent temper, and no citizen of Brannigan dares cross him. When his stagecoach hold-up is thwarted by three trail-herders, his rage cannot be contained. And when he learns that they are escorting Kate Jeavons, a dance-hall girl whose sister Alice he has captive, to testify against him. These sisters are firmly in his sights. Black clouds are forming overhead, but which storm will break first the wild prairie...
16) Goin' South
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Sentenced to hang in a backwater western town, horse thief Henry Moon (Jack Nicholson) is saved when frontierswoman Julia Tate (Mary Steenburgen) agrees to marry him. Taking advantage of the town law that prohibits the execution of married men, Moon follows Tate back to her ranch, planning all the while to escape at the first possible opportunity. But Tate insists that he honor his end of the bargain at work on the ranch. She has no intention of consummating...
17) Posse
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A publicity-hungry U.S. Marshal (Kirk Douglas) doesn’t just hunt down and capture fugitives, he makes sure a photographer is around to record his crime-fighting exploits and bolster his political aspirations. In POSSE the lawman soon discovers that fame may be fleeting when he sets his sights on his No. 1 target: cool-witted robber Jack Strawhorn (Bruce Dern). Bo Hopkins, James Stacy and Alfonso Arau co-star in this crafty Western that asks the...
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Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas star as larger-than-life heroes in this classic Western epic directed by John Sturges. Frontier lawman Wyatt Earp (Lancaster) joins his three brothers in their feud against the villainous Clanton gang, a local clan of cattle thieves in Tombstone, Arizona. When Earp defends the sickly gambler John "Doc" Holliday (Douglas) and puts a stop to the Clanton's lawlessness, the ruthless outlaws seek revenge and murder one...
19) The lonesome gun
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Perley Gates westerns volume 7
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Perley's elder brother, Rubin, who manages the Triple-G Ranch decides to try breeding some Hereford cattle with the ranch's longhorns. He asks Perley to deliver the contract for the Herefords, a simple task. But nothing ever remains simple when Perley is involved. And for the reluctant fast gun, it means a nightmare journey through hell itself. The trouble starts when Perley and his sidekick, Possum, meet some damsels in distress -- a lovely group...
20) Bad hombres
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Slash and Pecos volume 6
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"He blew into town like a tornado--a mysterious stranger with money to burn and a sadistic streak as wide as the Rio Grande. He says his name is Benson and he's come to invest in the town's future. First, he showers the banks and local businesses with cash. Then, he hires a pair of drunks to fight and get arrested so he can check out the local lawmen. After that, he warms up to a lady of the evening--with deadly results. That's just the beginning....
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