The Man Without a Gun: A Western Duo - Softcover
Two stories of men trying to reckon with their violent pasts from one of Western literature's most prolific greats, Lauren Paine, whose 900 novels helped define the genre.
''Man Without a Gun'' - Jack Swift didn't choose not to carry a gun; it chose him. After he served his sentence for horse thieving, he was told it's illegal for a former convict to wear a gun. So he went unarmed into the Arizona territory, where he found a small cattle town, settled down, and became a respected local businessman. But when Jack's young, lame friend steals a horse to run from a cruel uncle, Jack goes after him unarmed, because he knows full well that the uncle does carry a gun and won't hesitate to use it.
''The Crescent Star'' - Another man trying his best to stay on the straight and narrow is Sadler Carrel. Once upon a time he was a notorious outlaw known as the Gila River Kid, but he left his violent past behind to work a cattle ranch, always careful to keep ''The Crescent Star,'' the only known identifying mark from his former life, carefully covered. But when the railroad comes to town, putting up fences that keep his cattle from the water and grazing land, the only one that can protect everything that Sadler Carrel built is the Gila River Kid.
''Man Without a Gun'' - Jack Swift didn't choose not to carry a gun; it chose him. After he served his sentence for horse thieving, he was told it's illegal for a former convict to wear a gun. So he went unarmed into the Arizona territory, where he found a small cattle town, settled down, and became a respected local businessman. But when Jack's young, lame friend steals a horse to run from a cruel uncle, Jack goes after him unarmed, because he knows full well that the uncle does carry a gun and won't hesitate to use it.
''The Crescent Star'' - Another man trying his best to stay on the straight and narrow is Sadler Carrel. Once upon a time he was a notorious outlaw known as the Gila River Kid, but he left his violent past behind to work a cattle ranch, always careful to keep ''The Crescent Star,'' the only known identifying mark from his former life, carefully covered. But when the railroad comes to town, putting up fences that keep his cattle from the water and grazing land, the only one that can protect everything that Sadler Carrel built is the Gila River Kid.
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"The Crescent Star" refers to a mark on the infamous Gila River Kid. That mark is the only thing known about him. No one knows that he has gone straight and runs a cattle ranch under the name Sadler Carrel. He's opposed to the railroad fences that keep cattle from water and grazing land, and risks everything he's achieved for himself by going up against the railroad.
In the title story, Jack Swift has served his sentence for horse stealing and leaves prison with a warning that it's illegal for a former convict to wear a gun. Arriving in a small cattle town in the Arizona Territory, Swift becomes a respected business owner and solid citizen. But when his young, lame friend steals a horse to run from a cruel uncle, Jack goes after him, knowing full well that the uncle does carry a gun and won't hesitate to use it . . .
Lauran Paine (1916-2001) was born in Duluth, Minnesota, a descendant of the Revolutionary War patriot and author Thomas Paine. His family moved to California, where he spent years in the livestock trade and rodeos and learned about the Old West. After serving in World War II, he began writing for Western pulp magazines. He wrote more than nine hundred books in several genres under his own name and pseudonyms, many published in Britain.
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- PublisherBlackstone Western
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 1470861178
- ISBN 13 9781470861179
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages182
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The Man Without a Gun: A Western Duo
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