Four classic Western novels of vengeance, survival, outlaws and raw ambition, from the Oregon frontier and the Arizona cattle country to a roaring Oklahoma oil boom.
THE GLORIOUS THREE by June Wetherell
Emily Ashburn has lost her husband and children to cholera on the brutal journey west over the Oregon Trail. In her grief and loneliness, she marries strong, silent Jim Riley, a man hiding a murderous secret. Their struggle to build a life in the wilderness becomes entangled with frontiersman Zack Trimble and Mariposa, his fiery young lover, as both couples face hostile settlers, violence, the ravages of nature and their own uncontrollable passions.
THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES by Arthur Henry Gooden
Ross Chaine was only a boy when his father was murdered, his family’s ranch was taken from him, and he was sent away to live with his aunt. Now he is a man, and he has returned to the Valley of Dry Bones to reclaim his birthright and settle an old score. What follows is a fast, roaring tale of frontier justice, danger and revenge.
THE TONTO KID by Henry Herbert Knibbs
Orphaned at two, homeless at twelve, and already a cattle rustler and killer at thirteen, the Tonto Kid has earned a fearsome reputation before he is old enough to escape it. All he wants is to be left alone to punch cattle like any other cowhand. He lives by his own code and never goes looking for trouble, but killers on both sides of the law keep coming for him – and the circle is closing.
FLAME OF THE OSAGE by Fred Grove
In roaring 1920s Oklahoma, the rush for oil turns Osage country into a battleground of money, lust and greed. Three strong women fight to hold on to themselves and their oil-rich land while the men around them try to control both. Inspired by the bloody historical events later made famous by Killers of the Flower Moon, this is a bold, brawling Western of black gold and shocking violence.
Arthur Henry Gooden, Fred Grove, Henry Herbert Knibbs, June Wetherell /
Anthologies, Historical, Western
