Lauran Bosworth Paine fut un auteur américain immensément prolifique, célébré principalement pour sa fiction western. Son vaste œuvre, dépassant les 900 livres, englobait également des romans d'amour, de science-fiction et de mystère, ainsi que des ouvrages de non-fiction sur le Far West et l'histoire militaire. Paine puisait l'authenticité de ses écrits dans ses années passées dans le commerce du bétail, les rodéos et même comme figurant de cinéma, grâce à son équitation experte. Cette expérience de première main insufflait à ses récits une qualité brute et crédible.
"Two western stories: The Valley of Thunder finds Marshal Hugh Mitchel trying to make the streets of Dunningan, Wyoming, safe despite opposition from ranch owners who are unwilling to have restraints imposed on their men. The Story of Buckhorn is the story of a Dakota cattle ranch and the two brothers who are maintaining its legacy"--
Set against the backdrop of the Wild West, this Five Star Western weaves a tale of adventure, bravery, and the struggle for justice. The story features dynamic characters who navigate the challenges of frontier life, showcasing themes of honor, loyalty, and the fight against adversity. Readers can expect thrilling encounters and a vivid portrayal of the rugged landscape, making it a captivating read for fans of the genre.
Ryan Shanley prefers to be called Shan. It's not much, but it helps put some distance between his life during and after serving in the Union army. And he'll put even more distance between the two once he arrives in the Wyoming Territory, where he has a land grant for two square miles.On the stage to Tico, the town nearest his ranch, he meets Sarahlee Gordon. She was only planning to visit Wyoming long enough to sell the cabin she inherited from her uncle. But the attraction between the two becomes obvious on the stage and grows after they arrive.Between a blossoming relationship and the rugged territory, Shan realizes that he is not nearly as prepared as he believed himself to be, but he remains determined to build the ranch he dreamed of escaping to while serving on the front lines.
Jackson Miggs was a loner who wintered under the Ute Peak in his log cabin. He liked people well enough, but didn't care much for crowds. He even tolerated the cowmen like Hyatt Tolman who used the high meadows around Ute Peak to graze his herd-even when the animals cropped the forage too closely and drove the elk and deer into the higher mountains. Miggs once told Frank McCoy that if he looked out a window and saw a building less than two hundred feet away, he felt like things were closing in on him. In return for Jack's friendship, Frank would take Miggs' pelts out in the fall, sell them at Fort Laramie and Cheyenne, then dig up the money he had buried for Jack, and bring it to him in the spring. But this time Frank McCoy was accompanied by beautiful Beverly Shafter and a strange herd of Durham cattle driven by Denver Holt and his crew. They moved right into the grazing land that the Tolman herd had been coming to for years. There was no doubt about it-there was going to be trouble in Ute Peak country.
It was spring on the Llano Estacado, the Staked Plains of Texas, the time for the cattle drives to push north to the rail heads in Kansas. The "Lost Cause" of the South was still fresh in the mind of Southerners, including fifty-five-year-old Ben Albright, a pioneer of the Texas cattle drives, who was well familiar with the trail and its dangers--he had made the drive successfully five times in the past.
Exploring themes of resilience and redemption, this gripping narrative follows a protagonist who confronts their haunting past. As secrets unravel, the story delves into the complexities of relationships and the struggle to break free from cycles of trauma. With a blend of emotional depth and suspense, the characters navigate their intertwined fates, ultimately seeking hope and healing in a world that seems unforgiving. The journey is both personal and universal, resonating with anyone who has faced adversity.
"U.S. Marshal John Galloway has been tracking the four members of the Streeter gang for some time from Texas to the Pacific Northwest to Montana and into northern Wyoming heading towards a showdown in the town of Brigham"--
The story unfolds in Winchester, Colorado, where a conflict erupts between wealthy cattleman Richard DeFore and the local stage line, creating tension in the town. Newly appointed sheriff John Klinger, who is still finding his footing in the role, faces the challenge of mediating this dispute. DeFore's insistence on charging a toll for passage through his land complicates matters, putting Klinger’s leadership and the town's stability to the test. The narrative explores themes of power, authority, and the struggle for community resources.
Boss Spearman knew the end was near for open range men like him, cattlemen who drove their herds through the country to graze and then moved on. Local stockmen were staking claims to grazing areas throughout the West. Spearman had no quarrel with that, but he wasn’t about to let anyone intimidate him or attack his men without putting up a fight. So when Denton Baxter’s threats turned to murder, Spearman knew he had to get justice—any way he could. The basis for the movie Open Range, starring Robert Duvall, Kevin Costner, and Annette Bening!
The cattlemen believed in free graze for their herds and that meant that others, like the sheep ranchers, must be forced to leave the territory. When the sheep ranchers refused, night riders shot and killed a sheep rancher and a shepherd, as proof that the edict to leave was serious.