Black Mike: A Western Duo - Softcover

Overholser, Wayne D.

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9781504786874: Black Mike: A Western Duo

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ISBN 10: 1504786874 ISBN 13: 9781504786874

Publisher: Blackstone Pub, 2017

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Two stories by American Western writer Wayne D. Overholser.

Black Mike

Sam Cassidy comes home to find himself in a series of tense confrontations. His father expects Sam to work for him at the local bank, and Sheriff Ben Faraday, for whom Sam worked the previous summer as deputy, is suffering from a terminal disease and wants Sam to become a deputy again. ''Black Mike'' Nickels wants to expand his use of public land and bring in more sheep, backed by guns. The Cattlemen's Association has vowed to stop Black Mike, but Sam's decision to become a deputy could make enemies of them both.

Gun in His Hand

Dane Coe is returning to Ogallala in Nebraska Territory at his father's request. He is met at the train depot by Ed Lanning, ramrod for Sam Drew's ranch, and Frank Ashton, a young gunfighter. Sam Drew will do whatever it takes to get the railroad to end its track on his own land rather than the land owned by Dane's father.

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About the Author:

Wayne D. Overholser (1906-1996) was an American Western writer from Pomeroy, Washington. He won the 1953 First Spur Award for best novel for Lawman under the pseudonym Lee Leighton and the 1954 Spur Award for The Violent Land.

Review:

''Two fine Western stories...Satisfying Western fare for fans of compelling, old-fashioned stories.'' --Booklist

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