Gunsmoke Mountain

Gunsmoke Mountain
Author: Paul Lederer
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2014-05-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1480487899

Asked to rescue a missing girl, a gunman finds trouble everywhere Celia lies in bed when the man comes through her window. He whispers instructions, and she follows him into the night. Has she been kidnapped, or did she go of her own accord? To Celia’s father, there is no question that his daughter has been abducted, and he offers $800 to anyone who will kill the man who took her. His first choice is Dan Featherskill, a mysterious drifter with no patience for the law but a deep respect for human life. Dan has killed before but is no assassin, and the offer of a bounty makes him sick. But there are men in this town who see murder as an opportunity. When the men sent out after Celia threaten the girl who Dan loves, he follows their trail into the foreboding Shadow Mountain. Trapped on the mountain by a deadly snowstorm, he will have to kill to survive.

Gunsmoke and Saddle Leather

Gunsmoke and Saddle Leather
Author: Charles G. Worman
Publisher: UNM Press
Total Pages: 544
Release: 2005
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780826335937

The many roles played by guns in the old West with personal accounts by many early settlers and hundreds of photos.

Brotherhood of the Gun

Brotherhood of the Gun
Author: William W. Johnstone
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2018-06-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0786044497

The blood brothers take to the badlands in a gun-blazing Western adventure from the New York Times bestselling author of the Preacher novels. Young Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves became blood brothers on the day the rancher’s son saved the warrior’s life, forging a bond no one could ever break. And as years passed, a legend grew of the Cheyenne and the white man who rode together—and who could jerk killing iron with the best of them . . . Brotherhood of the Gun The blood brothers ride into the blistering heat and wind of the Arizona badlands. They’re hard on a trail that leads deep into Apache territory toward the Mexican border, where a gang of desperados are running guns to the Apache and white-slaving kidnapped children. Along the way, Matt and Sam hook up with two companions: a prideful mountain man who lost his granddaughter in a raid, and a young woman in search of her brother. Now, with outlaws ahead of them and warring Apaches on every side, it’s time for some hard-case frontier justice along a trail blazed by bullets—and lined with bodies . . . Live Free. Read Hard. Praise for the novels of William W. Johnstone “[A] rousing, two-fisted saga of the growing American frontier.”—Publishers Weekly on Eyes of Eagles “There’s plenty of gunplay and fast-paced action as this old-time hero proves again that a steady eye and quick reflexes are the keys to survival on the Western frontier.”—Curled Up with a Good Book on Dead Before Sundown

Cold Mountain

Cold Mountain
Author: Anthony Minghella
Publisher: Newmarket Press
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2003-11-20
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN:

Discusses the Civil War movie and provides still photographs, production design sketches, costume designs, and commentaries by the cast and crew.

The Hellrakers

The Hellrakers
Author: Paul Lederer
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 93
Release: 2014-05-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1480487546

On a do-or-die ride across the prairie, a rancher’s gang betrays him For Skyler Lynch, retirement from the army was supposed to mean easy living, running a farm, and making a tidy profit breeding horses on the side. But when bad weather dooms his crops, his has no choice but to drive his horses south for sale in a desperate attempt to stave off foreclosure. He might have gotten there too, had he not made the mistake of hiring the Van Connely gang. A hard-eyed killer, Connely turns on Lynch, guns him down in cold blood, and makes off with the horses. Only one good man survives the mutiny: the forthright Randy Staggs. Staggs vows to bring justice down on Connely’s head, but the killer has money, friends, and a strong head start. Avenging Lynch will mean a wild chase across the prairie and a showdown with one of the blackest hearts ever to ride the range.

Gods of Howl Mountain

Gods of Howl Mountain
Author: Taylor Brown
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2018-03-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250111773

Bootlegger Rory Docherty has returned home to the fabled mountain of his childhood - a misty wilderness that holds its secrets close and keeps the outside world at gunpoint. Slowed by a wooden leg and haunted by memories of the Korean War, Rory runs bootleg whiskey for a powerful mountain clan in a retro-fitted '40 Ford coupe. Between deliveries to roadhouses, brothels, and private clients, he lives with his formidable grandmother, evades federal agents, and stokes the wrath of a rival runner.

The Western

The Western
Author: Jeffrey M. Wallmann
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1999
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780896724235

Wallmann's sweep through the western is a careful, incisive, and blessedly non-theoretical examination of the implications of the western from the beginning to the present, taking the reader deep into the heart of the subject and offering original and perceptive theories of how the western reflects the evolution of America."--BOOK JACKET.

The Predators

The Predators
Author: Paul Lederer
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2014-05-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1480487562

Fired from the railroad, a pair of misfits looks for revenge In 1873, the Winchester repeating rifle is the cutting edge of military technology. In order to steal a shipment of the priceless guns, two crooked railroad employees hire a half-dozen border cutthroats. But when it comes time for the heist, they discover something shocking: The rifles have already been stolen. Meanwhile, laid off from jobs on the railroad for petty theft, Thad Folger has teamed up with the booze-addled Tombstone Jack to take revenge on their old bosses by lifting some merchandise from a westbound train. They thought they were stealing cloth, but instead they get three dozen Winchester ’73s. Chased by the army as well as railroad detectives and border thieves, Folger and Tombstone take flight across the prairie. They are not cut out to be bandits, but one thing is certain—if they get cornered, they will have the best guns in the West.

What's a Commie Ever Done to Black People?

What's a Commie Ever Done to Black People?
Author: Curtis “Kojo” Morrow
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 152
Release: 1997-02-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780786403332

On March 27, 1950, the author turned 17; ten days later he enlisted in the U.S. Army. During his training in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, he first learned of the "police action" in Korea, and like many others he volunteered for duty there. His biggest fear was that the action would be over by the time he arrived in Korea. Private Morrow was assigned as a rifleman in the 24th Infantry Regiment Combat Team, one of the most outstanding units in Korea and the last all black army unit; he served with distinction until he was wounded. After a short stint in Pusan, he became a paratrooper and rigger in the 8081st Airborne and Resupplying Company stationed in southern Japan. Throughout his time in the service, Private Morrow had to face the institutional racism of the U.S. Army where black soldiers consistently served longer and performed more dangerous duties than white soldiers. The effects of this on the 18-year-old private were longterm--and are described here.