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An outlaw cavalry that cant be stoppedand one man with the courage to take a stand.
In Mexico, Wes Stone picked up his fathers gun, rode his fathers horse, and took on his fathers enemies. In California, he planted a band of savage criminals in the ground. Now Stone is heading up to the plains of Colorado, where a new kind of war has begun.
A dangerous band of mercenaries is going for the goldenough to bankrupt the entire country. Their scheme: to raid four U.S. mints. Their weapon: an armored train tearing through the West like a fire-powered battle-ax on wheels.
From Durango to Dodge City, across a rugged land stained with blood, gold, and treachery, Stone follows a violent trail of honor. All that stands between victory and death is a quick-draw reflexand the kind of .44-caliber justice that could tame the West and turn Stone into a legend.
More Than Six Million Ralph Compton Books in Print
Compton writes in the style of popular Western novelists like Louis LAmour and Zane Grey
thrilling stories of Western legend.”The Huntsville Times (AL)
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“Rarely has an author painted the great American West in strokes so bold, vivid, and true.”—Ralph Compton
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Praise for Ralph Compton
“If you like Louis LAmour, youll love Ralph Compton.”—Quanah Tribune Chief (TX)
“Compton writes in the style of popular Western novelists like Louis LAmour and Zane Grey…thrilling stories of Western legend.”—The Huntsville Times (AL)
“Compton may very well turn out to be the greatest Western writer of them all....Very seldom in literature have the legends of the Old West been so vividly painted.”—The Tombstone Epitaph
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Deputy U.S. Marshal Matt Battles has to discover why Hatfield J. Warful is gathering every notorious gunslinger in the West at his home in Slaughter Canyon. And if his mission fails, it could result in a second Civil War.
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A U.S. Marshal ends up in the last place he should be in this Ralph Compton western...
Deputy U.S. Marshal Matt Battles is being blackmailed--by President Chester A. Arthur. The Commander-in-Chief needs someone to discover why Hatfield J. Warful is gathering every notorious gunslinger in the west at his home in Slaughter Canyon. Thanks to a falsified news report planted by the Secret Service, Battles is now wanted for robbery and murder, leaving him no choice but to infiltrate Warful's gang by posing as an outlaw on the run.
But Warful's trigger-happy gunfighters share some unpleasant history with the supposed ex-Marshal, and don't care which side of the law he's on. And if Battles didn't have enough worries being targeted by both lawman and outlaw alike, failing his mission could result in a second Civil War...
More Than Six Million Ralph Compton Books In Print
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In this classic Ralph Compton western, Uncle Sam wants a lawman to become an outlaw.... Deputy U.S. Marshal Matt Battles is being blackmailed--by President Chester A. Arthur. The commander in chief needs someone to discover why Hatfield J. Warful is gathering every notorious gunslinger in the West at his home in Slaughter Canyon. Thanks to a falsified news report planted by the Secret Service, Battles is now wanted for robbery and murder, leaving him no choice but to infiltrate Warful's gang by posing as an outlaw on the run.
But Warful's trigger-happy gunfighters share some unpleasant history with the supposed ex-Marshal, and they don't care which side of the law he's on. And if Battles doesn't have enough worries being targeted by both lawman and outlaw alike, failing his mission could result in a second Civil War....
More Than Eight Million Ralph Compton Books In Print
Synopsis
RAZED FROM CHILDHOOD
No child should have to witness what twelve year old Cord Malone saw the day his parents were murdered and his home burned to the ground. Rescued from the blaze by his Uncle Jesse, the terrible image still haunts him, as does the name of the man responsible
Eli Creed.
Jesse had tried to track the man down, only to lose Creeds trail. But Cord never gave up. He just waited out his young years before setting out on a trail long gone cold to satisfy the need for revenge that still burns inside him.
About the Author
Ralph Compton stood six-foot-eight without his boots. He worked as a musician, a radio announcer, a songwriter, and a newspaper columnist. His first novel,
The Goodnight Trail, was a finalist for the Western Writers of America Medicine Pipe Bearer Award for best debut novel. He was also the author of the
Sundown Rider series and the
Border Empire series.
As a little boy growing up in a small fishing village in Scotland, Joseph West enjoyed many happy Saturday mornings at the local cinema in the company of Roy and Gene and Hoppy. His lifelong ambition was to become a cowboy, but he was sidetracked by a career in law enforcement and journalism. He now resides with his wife and daughter in Palm Beach, Florida, where he enjoys horse riding, cowboy action shooting, and studying Western history.