Synopses & Reviews
Take the law into your own hands, and you risk losing your grip on everything else—including your life. Lee Weston—a young Paul Newman with a Colt revolver at his hip—is as good-looking as he is quick tempered, and he’s got a lot to be angry about.
His father murdered, his family ranch torched, he goes gunning for Harvey Dodge—the man who he’s convinced is the killer—and it’s Lee who ends up on the wrong side of the law. Shot in a gunfight, on the run and running out of time, he holes up in a mountain hideout and waits for death to come find him.
But he wakes up in the arms of a beautiful woman who has beat death to his door and nursed him back to life. She’s the first and only woman he has ever fallen for, and her name is Ellen Dodge—Harvey’s daughter. Can a great loss lead to a great love? Can the search for revenge lead to redemption? The answers lie in the wild heart of the Wild West—in Branded Outlaw.
L. Ron Hubbard was so prolific, and his stories so much in demand, he occasionally had to publish under a pseudonym to ensure that his name wouldn’t appear twice in a single issue of a magazine. Thus did Branded Outlaw originally appear as being written by a writer named Barry Randolph. But as is clear from the action and authenticity of the story, it was Hubbard behind the curtain pulling the levers. This is one of sixteen westerns Hubbard wrote in 1938—all influenced by a foray into New Mexico to round out his research. His unsurpassed knowledge of the West originated in his years growing up—and riding on—the range.
“Packs a ton of action and some priceless shootout scenes.” —EZReader.com
Review
"This reissue of a pulp-fiction Western from the 1930s, one in a series of many, has all the clichés required at the time for a successful shoot-'em-up. Lee Weston is a gunslinger from Wyoming who comes to town at the behest of his father, who sends word that he is having trouble with the local big-money character named Dodge. Lee arrives just in time to learn of Pa's death, and now he is riding hard to find the mangy dog who shot him. Along the way, he meets and falls for Dodge's beautiful daughter, so there is a bit of Romeo and Juliet woven in as Weston fights off the bad guys and tries to win the girl. In less than 100 pages there is a lot of action, blazing 45s, and cowpoke language. The glossary of period terms and phrases, a history of pulp fiction, and the biography of Hubbard are a big part of this book's attraction. Put Branded Outlaw in the hands of reluctant readers. The fact that they know exactly what to expect and that the characters are simple and straightforward can be a bonus for them." —School Library Journal
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"In the grand tradition of Louis L’Amour." —Audio World
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"Hubbard appears to have possessed the flair of greats Louis L’Amour and Zane Grey when recounting wild west encounters." —The Sanford Herald
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"Hubbard parece tener el estilo y la elegancia de los grandes maestros, como Louis L’Amour y Zane Grey, en sus relatos del Lejano Oeste."
–The Sanford Herald
Synopsis
Golden Age Story. Western. Originally published in the October 1938 issue of Five-Novels Monthly.
Synopsis
Take the law into your own hands, and you risk losing your grip on everything else--including your life. Lee Weston is as good-looking as he is quick tempered, and he's got a lot to be angry about.
His father murdered, his family ranch torched, he goes gunning for Harvey Dodge--the man who he's convinced is the killer--and it's Lee who ends up on the wrong side of the law. Shot in a gunfight, on the run and running out of time, he holes up in a mountain hideout and waits for death to come find him.
But he wakes up in the arms of a beautiful woman who has beat death to his door and nursed him back to life. She's the first and only woman he has ever fallen for, and her name is Ellen Dodge--Harvey's daughter. Can a great loss lead to a great love? Can the search for revenge lead to redemption? The answers lie in the wild heart of the Wild West--in Branded Outlaw.
"Packs a ton of action and some priceless shootout scenes." --EZReader.com
Synopsis
Lee Weston is blamed for rustling cattle, which he’s almost lynched for. But nothing will stop him from finding his father’s killer . . . until he’s framed for shooting the father of the only girl he’s ever looked at more than once and now the whole town is after him!
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Saddle up for a riveting tale of the Old West! When Lee Weston's father writes him that an old enemy, Harvey Dodge, is back in town, Lee rides out in a hurry from Wyoming to Pecos, New Mexico only to find his father murdered and the family ranch burned to the ground. Certain that Dodge is to blame, Lee sets off to settle the score but gets into a fiery Colt showdown in the town of Pecos.
Severely wounded, he flees into the mountains just before passing out. As fate would have it, Dodge's beautiful, yet headstrong, daughter, Ellen, finds Lee's unconscious body and secretly nurses him back to health. But when Lee insists on continuing his plan for revenge, he gets himself into a heap more trouble—false accusations, a near lynching at the hands of an angry mob and the scorn of the only girl he ever looked at more than once! "...the flair of Louis L'Amour or Zane Grey." —True West
Synopsis
Lee Weston—a young Paul Newman with a Colt revolver at his hip—is as good-looking as he is quick tempered, and he’s got a lot to be angry about. His father murdered, his family ranch torched, he goes gunning for Harvey Dodge—the man who he’s convinced is the killer. But it’s Lee who ends up shot and on the verge of death. But he’s nursed back to life—by Harvey’s beautiful daughter. Can a great loss lead to a great love? The answer lies in the wild heart of the Wild West.
“A successful shoot-’em-up . . . a lot of action. . . . Put Branded Outlaw in the hands of reluctant readers.” —School Library Journal
Synopsis
Lee Weston, un joven Emilio Estevez con un Colt al cinto, es tan atractivo como irascible, y tiene motivos de sobra para estar enfadado. Tras el asesinato de su padre y el incendio del rancho familiar, se enfrenta a Harvey Dodge, el hombre que está convencido que es el asesino. Sin embargo, es Lee quien acaba malherido y al borde de la muerte. Pero es atendido y devuelto a la vida… por la hermosa hija de Harvey. ¿Puede una gran pérdida llevar a un gran amor? La respuesta se encuentra en el salvaje corazón del Lejano Oeste.
About the Author
Con 19 títulos incluidos en la lista de éxitos de ventas del New York Times y más de 280 millones de copias de sus relatos en circulación, L. Ronald Hubbard es uno de los autores más leídos y aclamados de nuestra época. Como figura destacada del género de ficción pulp americano de las décadas de 1930 y 1940, cabe decir que es uno de los autores más influyentes de la época moderna. Además de Ray Bradbury y Stephen King, prácticamente todos los maestros de relatos imaginativos han rendido homenaje a L. Ronald Hubbard.