Life on the Canadian prairie can be trying under the very best of circumstances. When the odds are stacked against you, it takes remarkable inner strength and fortitude to make it work. Those are lessons that long-time railroad man Festing must learn the hard way when he decides to make a career change and take up farming.
Fans of classic westerns will appreciate this unique take on the genre. Set in the wide open prairies of western Canada, A Damaged Reputation focuses on a rancher who finds himself stuck in a perilously tricky situation. Will Brooke be able to restore his once-unimpeachable standing before it's too late?
Though he was born in England and spent much of his life in that country, author Harold Bindloss is remembered as one of the foremost chroniclers of the pioneer era in Canada. The novel Northwest! follows protagonist Jimmy Leyland as he attempts to find his fortune -- and perhaps romance -- in the Canadian countryside.
Though British by birth, Harold Bindloss spent much of his early adulthood wandering the world, performing odd jobs. He found himself particularly enchanted by the Canadian Northwest and went on to set dozens of Western novels in the region. In The Greater Power, logger Derrick Nasmyth finds himself in an unexpected quandary.
This engaging David-and-Goliath tale is set against the sprawling backdrop of Canada's open prairies. Rancher Ormesby and his group of chums hatch a clever plan to outwit greedy corporate interests, but will they be able to pull it off before it's too late? Along the way, Ormesby finds love where he least expected it.
The remarkably prolific author Harold Bindloss was born and died in England, but he spent many of the intervening years working odd jobs in exotic locales around the world as a means of sating his unquenchable wanderlust. His novel Thurston of Orchard Valley introduces readers to the gruff, hardscrabble Geoffrey Thurston, who, like a long line of his forebears, works the land. When an unlikely romance blossoms, Thurston's routine existence is rent asunder.
Like many of Harold Bindloss' novels, The Gold Trail unfolds against the backdrop of western Canada in its early pioneer years. In the midst of preparing a new railroad route, Clarence Weston and his fellow laborers face challenge after challenge. When romance enters the picture, it's almost too much for him to handle.
Long Odds is another entry in the list of classic Westerns produced by an unlikely master of the genre, British-born Harold Bindloss. If you like your action-adventure served up with plenty of romance, gripping plot twists, honorable but taciturn heroes, and heartrending descriptions of the vast prairie, you've come to the right place.
George Lansing has been summoned to England by Sylvia Marston, the widow of George's recently deceased cousin, Dick. The couple's parcel of prairie land in Canada is sitting unused, and in order to fetch the best price on the market, it needs to be worked by a competent farm operator. Against the advice of his friends, George volunteers for the thankless position. Will he be able to make it work?
Though he was born and died in England, many of the intervening years of Harold Bindloss' life were spent traveling the world and living in primitive pioneer communities in North America, experiences that would inform his later career as a novelist. In The Intriguers, a pair of army officers get separated from the rest of their regiment during an expedition to the Northwest — and find themselves embroiled in a nefarious extortion scheme.
Set in the cut-throat environment of Canada's burgeoning lumber industry, this intriguing mystery from Harold Bindloss begins with the discovery that the son of a lumber tycoon has been brutally killed. What's more, a cache of valuable bonds has been stolen from the office safe — a safe to which only the murdered man knew the combination.
Though he was born and died in England, Harold Bindloss spent much of his youth traveling the world, and he was particularly enamored of the forests of Canada, where he would later set many of his Western novels. In Alton of Somasco, small-time logger Harry Alton has big plans for his land—and the ambitions and smarts to make his dream a reality. But when a conniving British businessman shows up with some startling news, Alton's livelihood is suddenly at risk.
Although he was born in and spent much of his life in England, Harold Bindloss spent some of his formative early adulthood in Western Canada. His memories of this time served as creative fodder when Bindloss turned to fiction writing later in life. Wyndham's Pal serves up classic Bindloss at his best, with plenty of action, adventure, and romance.
Set amidst the vast prairies of western Canada, Prescott of Saskatchewan is an engaging novel that highlights the importance of friendship, loyalty, and love in times of adversity. When Prescott's dear friend goes missing, he eagerly heads up the search effort—until he himself is accused of murdering the missing man. Will Prescott be able to clear his name? Read this classic western to find out.
Though he lived much of his life in England, author Harold Bindloss never forgot the Canadian prairies where he spent some time as a farmer in his early adulthood. Weakened by disease later in life, Bindloss took up writing, and the vast majority of his westerns were set in the rolling plains of Canada. Winston of the Prairie is one of Bindloss' most acclaimed novels, and it's sure to please fans of classic westerns.
This globetrotting yarn from author Harold Bindloss, himself a renowned world traveler, is a must-read for fans of classic action-adventure. Segments of the story take place in West Africa, Great Britain, and the Canary Islands, and the common link yoking these subplots together is the nefarious workings of the League of the Leopold — a secretive cult of powerful shamans.
Andrew Allinson has sworn a solemn vow to his long-time friend Tom Olcott that he will look out for Tom's wife while Tom is working overseas in West Africa. But making good on his promise turns out to be a bit more complicated than Andrew had expected.
Sailor Jimmy Farquhar has enjoyed a period of relative calm in his life, serving on a series of problem-free cargo runs and striking up a burgeoning relationship with a beautiful passenger on one trip. But when a colleague proposes a salvage job that would entail traveling into icy, treacherous northern waters, Jimmy decides to throw caution to the wind and give it a shot.
In the aftermath of her father's death, the plucky Alison Leigh finds herself without any viable financial prospects. After considering her options, she decides to get a fresh start in Winnipeg, Canada, where a family member secures her a secretarial position. After adjusting to life in the remote outpost, Alison's fortunes begin to improve when she finds love.
Where is the boundary line between the material world and our mental perception of it? It's a question that has perplexed philosophers for thousands of years. In this volume, French psychologist Alfred Binet—one of the developers of the precursor to the modern IQ test—approaches this age-old question from a scientific perspective.
Get a fascinating glimpse into the creative process with this inquiry into what makes artists "tick." The Mind of the Artist, by famed British poet, critic, and art scholar Laurence Binyon, presents a series of interview excerpts, quotes, and sayings from a broad cross-section of well-known sculptors and painters. Whether you're an aspiring hobbyist with barely formed creative aspirations or a serious artist, this collection will serve as a wonderful source of inspiration.
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Nineteenth-century English traveler, writer, and natural historian Isabella Bird contributes this stunning narrative to the genre of early travelogues about Japan. The volume Unbeaten Tracks in Japan includes a series of essays recounting Bird's months-long sojourn in the Far East. Already a treat for fans of 19th century travel literature, the book is rendered all the more unique by virtue of Bird's perspective as a Western female traveling alone in Japan.
"There never was anybody," wrote the Spectator, "who had adventures as well as Miss Bird." In Among the Tibetans you can see why, as Isabella Lucy Bird writes of her journey through the Himalayas on horseback and of her four months of living with "the pleasantest of people." She offers evocative and colourful descriptions of Tibetan rituals and culture, along with vivid descriptions of its villages, monasteries, temples and palaces.
"Up to Kargil the scenery, though growing more Tibetan with every march, had exhibited at intervals some traces of natural verdure; but beyond, after leaving the Suru, there is not a green thing, and on the next march the road crosses a lofty, sandy plateau, on which the heat was terrible - blazing gravel and a blazing heaven, then fiery cliffs and scorched hillsides, then a deep ravine and the large village of Paskim (dominated by a fort-crowned rock), and some planted and irrigated acres; then a narrow ravine and magnificent scenery flaming with colour, which opens out after some miles on a burning chaos of rocks and sand, mountain-girdled, and on some remarkable dwellings on a steep slope, with religious buildings singularly painted. This is Shergol, the first village of Buddhists, and there I was 'among the Tibetans.'"
If you're a true fan of horror fiction, don't miss scholar Edith Birkhead's classic survey of the origins of the genre, The Tale of Terror. Focusing on the early roots of horror in the Romantic and Victorian eras, this comprehensive study offers compelling insight and analysis of well-known tales and obscure gems alike.
Irish writer James Owen Hannay wrote under the pen name "George A. Birmingham," in part to keep his literary career distinct from his work as a clergyman. This delightful romp presents a charming account of a summer beach vacation in Ireland—and a grudging friendship that unexpectedly blossoms into something more.
This fast-paced novel is a fun, frivolous read about a quintessentially American girl, Daisy Donovan, whose chief aim in life is to become a queen. Through a series of far-fetched coincidences and circumstances, her hopes come to pass, and Daisy is enthroned as the ruler of a tiny, out-of-the-way island community called Megalia. But before long, the queen finds herself at the center of an international crisis. Will she emerge unscathed and continue her reign?
An early recipient of the Nobel Prize in literature, Bjornstjerne Bjornson is considered one of the masters of Norwegian fiction. The short novel A Happy Boy recounts the life of Oyvind, a perpetually jolly child who is able to rise above his family's lack of material wealth and bring true contentment and joy into the lives of many.
Author R. D. Blackmore first rose to widespread literary acclaim with Lorna Doone, his historical saga following the Doone family of England's West Country. He broadens his creative canvas even more in the epic Clara Vaughn. In it, the plucky protagonist sets about solving the mystery that has defined her entire life: who is responsible for the death of her father? But every time Clara comes closer to solving this puzzle, she is dragged into yet another complex aspect of her family's dark and troubled history. Will heroine Clara Vaughan finally bring her father's killer to justice? Will she be able to find lasting love and stability in the process?
This romantic classic from British author R. D. Blackmore has something for everyone-a detailed historical account of the turbulent lives of English farmers in the seventeenth century, a gripping tale of star-crossed lovers, epic family feuds, struggles for power, and much more. Fans of works like Pride and Prejudice and The Grapes of Wrath will love Lorna Doone.
Take a trip back in time to nineteenth-century Yorkshire in this emotionally engaging tale from British author R.D. Blackmore. Mary Anerley follows the life of the protagonist of the same name as she faces down the challenges of coming of age in an isolated rural environment.
Set in the Exmoor region among the moors and hills of southwest England, R. D. Blackmore's novel Slain by the Doones is an effortless and exciting amalgamation of action, adventure and romance, served up with a heavy dose of local culture and custom.
In this humorous excerpt from the novel Slain by the Doones, the protagonist has a very memorable experience trying to capture and vanquish a prize fish that seems to be quite unwilling to part with its watery home. It's a small masterpiece that highlights Blackmore's unparalleled skill with local color and country folk.
If you were swept away by R. D. Blackmore's historical saga Lorna Doone, you can recapture the magic with his subsequent novel Springhaven. Instead of the bitter dispute between families that served as the backdrop for Lorna Doone, Springhaven unfolds amidst the turmoil of the Napoleonic wars.
Although R.D. Blackmore is most strongly associated with romantic fiction set in the bucolic English countryside, this novel deviates significantly from his typical formula. Set in the harsh desert environment of the Western U.S. in the mid-1800s, Erema follows the travails of a young British girl and her father who get lost while looking for an old family friend. Will Erema survive to clear up the suspicious circumstances besmirching her father's good name?
Set in rural Oxfordshire, Cripps, the Carrier centers around a diabolical kidnapping plot set in motion by nefarious lawyer Luke Sharp. However, an eccentric salt-of-the-earth type named Cripps catches wind of the scheme. Will he be able to stymie Sharp's crime before it's too late?
English author R.D. Blackmore is best remembered for his popular novel Lorna Doone, a sweeping romance and action-adventure tale. This short story returns to the world Blackmore created in that novel, depicting a tragic episode that unfolds in a majestic mountainous region of Wales.
Fans of R. D. Blackmore's masterpiece of historical fiction, Lorna Doone, will love this novel, which also takes place in 17th century England and follows the fate of a plucky female protagonist who hopes to find true love amidst a brutal feud between warring tribes.
If you prefer your fantasy and horror to be dreamy, soft-focused and enchanting, be sure to add Incredible Adventures to your must-read list. In this captivating collection of tales, renowned British writer Algernon Blackwood weaves an alluring spell that invites readers in to his imagined universes.
Though Algernon Blackwood's name has come to be associated with supernatural and horror fiction, many of his tales involve deeper themes of metaphysics and consciousness. In The Bright Messenger, a sequel of sorts to Blackwood's previous novel, Julius LeVallon, an eternal spirit passes through several generations of human forms.
William Blake can rightly be described as one of the most important Romantic poets, but he is set apart from the likes of Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats by his mysticism and radical social and religious beliefs. Following in the tradition of poetic geniuses such as Dante and Milton, Blake's remarkable collection The Marriage of Heaven and Hell describes a descent into the netherworld.
Though his extraordinary talent went largely unrecognized during his own lifetime, British painter and poet William Blake is now regarded as one of the most important creative figures of the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries. Characterized by their mystical but accessible quality, Blake's poems prefigured the Romantic movement that would take hold later in the 1800s. This volume brings together Blake's best-known verse.
Songs of Innocence and of Experience compiles two contrasting but directly related books of poetry by William Blake. Songs of Innocence honors and praises the natural world, the natural innocence of children and their close relationship to God. Songs of Experience contains much darker, disillusioned poems, which deal with serious, often political themes. It is believed that the disastrous end to the French Revolution produced this disillusionment in Blake. He does, however, maintain that true innocence is achieved only through experience.
Methodist clergyman and intellectual Salem Goldworth Bland rose to prominence in Canada in the early twentieth century. Rising through the ranks of the church, he began to endorse a progressive take on the tenets of Christian theology, including an anti-capitalism stance and staunch pacifist beliefs. The collection The New Christianity showcases Bland's unique vision.
In addition to founding the Theosophical Society and playing an influential role in the New Thought movement, the controversial and idiosyncratic figure Madame Blavatsky was a tireless world traveler. In this engrossing volume, Blavatsky recounts her time spent traveling in India during an expedition that took place in the late 19th century.
Russian-born Helena Blavatsky was a fascinating figure who is best remembered as the creator of the spiritual tradition known as Theosophy. She undertook (and successfully completed) the ambitious task of synthesizing the whole of the world's religious traditions and distilling the timeless wisdom contained therein into a series of moral and ethical principles. Along the way, she dabbled in fiction writing, as well. This volume collects some of Blavatsky's mystery and ghost stories, which tend more toward psychological suspense than gore.
Interested in the supernatural, spells, seances, communicating with the Great Beyond? Spend some time with Studies of Occultism, a selection of works penned by Helena P. Blavatsky (also known as Madame Blavatsky), one of the key figures in the Theosophy movement that transfixed millions around the globe in the late-nineteeth and early-twentieth centuries. This fascinating volume explains many of the philosophical and spiritual principles behind occultism.
Mary Ann Evans, the British writer who worked under the male pen name George Eliot, was a fascinating literary figure and one of the most influential novelists of the Victorian period. This biography from Mathilde Blind delves into Eliot's life and work, presenting a compelling, well-rounded account.
Renowned German poet Mathilde Blind published several influential volumes of verse in the late nineteenth century. The epic poem The Ascent of Man is her most ambitious literary undertaking. In it, she provides a poetic account of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. A relic from the era when the arts and sciences were more deeply intertwined, this fascinating work is a must-read for fans of Romantic poetry.
Stuck with a few extra pounds around the middle? Feeling like the pudge will never budge? Twentieth-century fitness guru Samuel G. Blythe points out that losing weight doesn't have to be drudgery -- instead, the weight loss journey can be looked at as one of life's great adventures. This guide to shedding pounds and finding happiness along the way remains timely and relevant today.
When it comes to getting sober, twelve-step programs aren't the only game in town. In this refreshingly frank volume, author Samuel G. Blythe recounts his own journey from habitual overindulger to teetotaler and details the lessons he learned along the way with a liberal dash of good humor. A must-read for anyone who has ever battled with addiction and lived to tell the tale.
Inspired by the Black Plague that devastated Europe in the mid-1300s, Boccaccio's collection of tales is an enormously influential literary masterpiece with a sly humor and irreverence that will appeal to modern readers. In the hopes of avoiding the plague, a group of ten wealthy young men and women decamp to a country villa on the outskirts of Florence. Once there, they decide to amuse themselves with a storytelling competition of sorts, with each attendee offering one tale each day for a period of ten days. The stories are by turns ribald, tragic and everything in between.
The Consolation of Philosophy was, throughout the Middle Ages and down to the beginnings of the modern epoch in the sixteenth century, the scholar's familiar companion. Few books have exercised a wider influence in their time. It has been translated into every European tongue, and into English nearly a dozen times. The great work of Boethius, with its alternate prose and verse, skilfully fitted together like dialog and chorus in a Greek play, is unique in literature and ought not to be forgotten.
Stammering and stuttering are speech disorders that often cause those who suffer from them a great deal of pain and embarrassment. Although modern medicine has devised its own take on the issue, author Benjamin Bogue offers his own homespun program to help reduce stammering in Stammering: Its Cause and Cure.
The Souls of Black Folk is the seminal work by Du Bois on race in late 19th-century North America. The way we think about and examine race today stems from his ideas. He spoke of the "double-consciousness, this sense of always looking at one's self through the eyes of others," and of the progress and obstacles to progress of the black American.
The Americanization of Edward Bok is an autobiography, told in the third person, that shares the life of a little Dutch boy unceremoniously set down in America unable to make himself understood or even to know what persons were saying; his education extremely limited, practically negligible; and yet, by some curious decree of fate, he was destined to write to the largest body of readers ever addressed by an American editor - the circulation of the magazine he edited running into figures previously unheard of in periodical literature. How all this came about, how such a boy, with every disadvantage to overcome, was able, apparently, to "make good" - this possesses an interest and for some, perhaps, a value which, after all, is the only reason for any book.
Often, revolts and uprisings are regarded as being solely the results of a perfect storm of geopolitical, societal, and economic factors. But as French sociologist Gustave Le Bon astutely points out in The Psychology of Revolution, more personal variables enter into the revolutionary equation, as well. He parses several historical revolutions and identifies psychological, mental, and emotional factors that proved to be important.
The following work is devoted to an account of the characteristics of crowds. Organized crowds have always played an important part in the life of peoples, but this part has never been of such moment as at present. The substitution of the unconscious action of crowds for the conscious activity of individuals is one of the principal characteristics of the present age. Crowds, doubtless, are always unconscious, but this very unconsciousness is perhaps one of the secrets of their strength. In the natural world beings exclusively governed by instinct accomplish acts whose marvelous complexity astounds us. Reason is an attribute of humanity of too recent date and still too imperfect to reveal to us the laws of the unconscious, and still more to take its place. The part played by the unconscious in all our acts is immense, and that played by reason very small.
Australian author Guy Boothby was extraordinarily prolific during his short-lived career. He produced dozens of works spanning numerous genres before his untimely death at age 38 during a bout of influenza. Sheilah McLeod is a rollicking romance packed with plenty of adventure, telling the tale of a couple who grew up together and whose love appeared to have been fated from the very start.
Set amidst a rough-and-tumble community of settlers on a remote island off the coast of Australia, Guy Newell Boothby's The Marriage of Esther combines the best qualities of classic action-adventure fiction with an ingeniously plotted mystery—and right in the middle of all of it is a heart-tugging romance.
Australian author Guy Boothby put his wanderlust to work as fodder for his fiction. Though his first publication was a non-fiction account of a trip through his native country, he soon turned to fiction as an outlet for his creativity, focusing primarily on action-adventure, mystery, and detection tales. In Strange Company: A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas, Boothby's first novel, was an instant success and will satisfy contemporary readers looking for a well-plotted action-adventure story.
Drenched with portent and moody gothic overtones, this mystery from prolific Australian novelist Guy Newell Boothby is the perfect book to curl up with on a stormy night. After making a fortune in Australia, William Standerton is ready to move back to England. He purchases a large, imposing manor house befitting his new station in life—and that's where his problems begin.
If you're one of those readers who always finds themselves rooting for the bad guy, you'll relish every sentence of Guy Newell Boothby's A Bid for Fortune. Dr. Nikola is a brilliant master criminal who is on a lifelong quest to achieve immortality — and to accumulate as much power and wealth as he can along the way. Making copious use of his formidable occult powers, Nikola will stop at nothing to achieve his nefarious ends.
Get set for a rip-roaring romp around the world in Guy Newell Boothby's The Beautiful White Devil. Packing in plenty of action and romance, this novel follows the exploits of a beguiling criminal mastermind who steals the heart of the tale's protagonist.
Set in the imaginary country of Pannonia, Guy Newell Boothby's compelling novel Long Live the King gives readers a front-row seat to the tempestuous lives of royals. From life-or-death battlefield decisions that must be made in seconds flat with thousands of soldiers hanging in the balance, to tense political negotiations in which every word and facial expression matters, and of course, the triumphs and trials of royal romance, this sweeping novel is sure to ensnare every reader's interest and attention.
Australian-born author Guy Newell Boothby broke onto the literary scene with a series of bestselling action-adventure novels, but The Mystery of the Clasped Hands finds Boothby trying his hand at classic detective fiction. Fans of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes will enjoy this engrossing mystery.
As was commonplace in the late nineteenth century, artist Cyril Forrester's father has brought back an ancient mummy as a grim souvenir of his travels in Egypt. But this mummy is not destined to stay put. A mysterious figure calling himself Pharos shows up to reclaim the relic — and to unleash a deadly plague that will bring humanity to its knees.
England-born preacher Frank W. Boreham became widely known as a Baptist thinker and evangelist over the course of his career in the church. He was lauded for his plainspoken and often humorous approach. This collection of essays, aphorisms and speeches highlights his strengths as both a communicator and an insightful religious thinker.
Renowned Baptist preacher Frank W. Boreham was known for his unusual ability to spin moving religious lessons from the stuff of everyday life. In the unique collection A Handful of Stars, Boreham takes this approach a step further. Drawing on excerpts from famous novels and nonfiction works, the author summarizes each work's theme and then relates it to a Christian concept or parable.
The Romany Rye is a fictional, yet highly autobiographical novel by George Borrow, which follows his novel Lavengro. It is a philosophical adventure story about a young man who falls in with a band of gypsies.
Young and easily given to passion, Charles has shamed his aristocratic family by attempting to deflower his private tutor. As punishment, they send him away to be schooled by a pair of strict teachers who take the notion of discipline to a whole new level. Forced into submission at the hands of these domineering dames, Charles enters into a world of sensual intensity he never imagined could be possible.
Conspiracy theorists and open-minded history buffs will enjoy the explosive argument at the center of Benjamin Franklin Bowen's treatise America Discovered by the Welsh in 1170 A. D. Bowen marshals a surprisingly compelling account of what he claims was the first European contingent of explorers to reach the shores of what would come to be known as North America, centuries before Columbus and his crew came calling.
In American popular culture, the name "Woodstock" brings to mind images of the famed outdoor music festival that occurred in upstate New York in 1969. In the context of early American history, however, the town of Woodstock in what is now Connecticut played an important role in the settlement of New England. This detailed account of the town's origins and development will please readers with an interest in the colonial period.
The career of prolific writer of Westerns novels B. M. Bower was notable for several reasons. The author, who always used initials as part of her pen name, was born Bertha Muzzy and was the first female writer to make a significant mark in the genre. Secondly, many of Bower's books were adapted for the big screen, and her characters and landscape descriptions have been indelibly stamped on the conventions of classic Western films. Whether you're a first-time reader or a long-time fan, Sawtooth Ranch will surely please fans of classic Westerns.
Prolific writer Bertha Muzzy Bower wasn't stymied by gender-based notions of propriety -- this trailblazing female author penned a critically acclaimed series of novels about life on the Western ranch. Several of her narratives centered on a ranch called The Flying U, and this entry in the series, which offers plenty of action and romance, will appeal to a wide range of readers.
B. M. Bower was one of the most prolific and popular writers in the early days of the Western genre, and stories like The Long Shadow explain the author's abiding popularity. From heartrending descriptions of the Western landscape, to budding romance, to action-packed chases and fight scenes, this novel truly has something for everyone.
Beloved Western author B. M. Bower is back with another classic yarn of the Old West. Much like her best-known works, The Uphill Climb showcases the inner lives of the cowhands and ranchers who made the region livable—and whose rough-and-tumble lifestyles all too often exacted a harsh toll.
B. M. Bower's novel Rim o' the World introduces readers to a rough-and-tumble group of range riders who scrape out a living in the foreboding and unwelcoming region known as Black Rim Country. Packed with suspense, action, and romance, this is a must-read for Western fans of all ages.
Take a trip along the dusty byways of the Old West in this book from renowned author B.M. Bowers. In The Lure of the Dim Trails, confirmed Yankee Bud Thurston sets off for points west to gather inspiration for his next novel. Will he blend in with the rough-and-tumble cowboys who populate the open range, or will he return empty-handed? Read this engrossing love letter to the Western landscape to find out.
Fans of B. M. Bower's fast-paced Western novels will love The Lookout Man. Set in Northern California when the region was still teetering between civilization and Old West devilry, the novel tells the tale of a young protagonist who has a good heart but a seemingly insatiable taste for danger.
A man is found shot dead in the kitchen of the Lazy A ranch, and in an absence of other evidence, ranch owner Aleck Douglas is convicted of the crime. His daughter Jean is absolutely certain that he is innocent of the crime, but has no factual evidence with which to prove that her father has been wrongly convicted. With a rapidly dwindling bank account and no clues to speak of, will Jean find a way to free her father and get her old life back?
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