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The bold frontier / John Jakes.

Summary:

Collection of western stories by John Jakes." These tales capture the glory and suffering of the men and women of the era--from a strange saloon shootout and a trapper seeking vengeance against a fur company to double-crossing outlaws and a duel between medicine men. John Jakes's thrilling stories span the legacy--and fuel the imagination--of the American frontier.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0451204190
  • ISBN: 9780451204196
  • Physical Description: xxviii, 372 pages ; 17 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Signet, [2001]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Previously published in different formats under the titles In the big country, and Best western stories of John Jakes"--Title page verso.
"With a new introduction and three additional stories"--Cover.
Formatted Contents Note:
The Western; and how we got it -- Shootout at White Pass -- The woman at Apache Wells -- Hell on the high iron -- A duel of magicians -- Death rides here! -- The winning of Poker Alice -- To the last bullet -- Little Phil and the daughter of joy -- The tinhorn fills his hand -- The naked gun -- Dutchman -- Carolina warpath -- Snakehead -- Manitow and Ironhand -- Mercy at Gettysburg.
Genre:
Western fiction.
Short stories.
Fiction.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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