Stagecoach: A Western Story - Hardcover

Brand, Max

3.65

75 ratings by Goodreads

9781432827113: Stagecoach: A Western Story

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1432827111 ISBN 13: 9781432827113

Publisher: Five Star, 2013

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Sammy Gregg had been born and raised in Brooklyn. He had worked hard but hadn't been able to save enough money to marry Susie Mitchell, his girlfriend since childhood. Greg believed he needed $15,000, and he gave himself six months in which to do it in the West. Although he was a small man with a frail physique who knew nothing of fighting, of guns, of horses, he did have incredible determination. So taking the $5,000 he had saved, he headed into the West, arriving in Munson, a tough lawless town, and arriving the same day as Chester Ormonde Furness, another greenhorn, but one with a difference. Gregg was calculating enough to find a chance in Munson to achieve his objective, even though it would mean going up against Furness who proceeded to carve a niche for himself as a thief and road agent.

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About the Author:

Max Brand is the best-known pen name of Frederick Faust, creator of such beloved characters as Destry and Dr. Kildare, among others. Eighty motion pictures and many radio and television programs have been based on his work. Faust went to Italy as a war correspondent during World War II after the United States entered the conflict, and he was killed during a night attack on a hilltop village held by the German army. His literary output was so prolific during his life that he averaged three new books per year for seventy-five years, including many years after his death.

Review:

. . . [an] excellent novel . . . Sammy Gregg is a tenderfoot from New York City on the frontier to make his fortune. And, of course, when the lead starts flying, it turns out Sammy has a lot more grit than folks thought. Brand adds one final touch to this story that softens even the toughest men, especially the outlaw leader. --Publishers Weekly Review, 9-27-13

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