"Here are two short novels by Lewis B. Patten, written at the height of his powers, collected now for the first time in book form. Dance-Hall Gal is the story of young Tom Otis. Since he was old enough to ride herd, he worked on his father s Anchor Ranch. When his father died suddenly, he inherited Anchor. It was then that Will Geier of the Adams City bank informed Tom that there was a lien on the ranch because of a $10,000 note owed to the bank by...

BOWDRIE, TEXAS RANGER
Lawman, manhunter, peacemaker—it takes a hard breed of man to survive as a Texas Ranger, but Chick Bowdrie stands head and shoulders above the rest. The rough trails are his home, from the Big Thicket to the Pecos to the border. He’s dried by the desert sun and wind, scarred and toughened by uncounted gun battles, and when you look into his black eyes it’s like looking down the barrels of two .44s with their...

Lonnie Kilgore and his fellow Texans, headed for home after the scramble of the California Gold Rush, change direction when they hear about a lush range waiting to be claimed in northern Utah, but they do not realize the land along the Green River comes equipped with trouble from Indians, the law, and women.

Van Allen was a strong, arrogant man who rode roughshod over anything that got in his way. Brutal and uncaring with women, he suddenly found himself guilty of an ugly murder and in a panic, tried to cover it up and destroy the evidence. Tell Sackett was a part of that evidence, but he was not going to be easy to get rid of. Allen murdered Tell's wife, Angie, while he was away. When he returned, one of Allen's men shot him and left him for dead. Despite...

A man, a dog, and a horse. The call of the wild geese. A very smart doctor from the east who finds there is a lot to learn from these desert people. A woman loved by three men. A gunslinger who has a debt to settle. Max Brand brings them all together in another one of his over three hundred exciting western tales. Brand is not your typical western writer.

The law nailed him with every murder in the Southwest! And every holdup, horse theft and any other unsolved crime in the territory. But Buck Duane was innocent. He was just too busy ducking to prove it. Then he met the Texas Ranger and found the chance to clear his name. He rode out alone to bring in the vicious Cheseldine Gang. Now he'd ride back for his pardon - or die!

"In two Western stories, 'The Courage Builder' and 'Valley of the 99', small time ranchers that the wealthy are trying to force them off their land. Violence erupts when they allow others to use that fear to manipulate them"--Provided by publisher.

A desperate call sends Hopalong Cassidy to the aid of fellow cowpuncher Pete Melford. But he arrives to find his friend murdered, and the ranch left to his niece gone without a trace.

Crispin Mayo discovers a small shack, fresh blood spattered on the floor and the telegraph clicking away unattended. A mystery that needed to be solved.