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Summary
From the author of the "Kent Family Chronicles" and "North and South" comes this special edition of one of his all-time classic collections that includes a new introduction from the author and three additional stories set against the untamed territory of the American West.
Author Biography
John Jakes is the bestselling author of the Kent Family Chronicles, the North and South Trilogy, California Gold, Homeland, American Dreams, and On Secret Service. His love and knowledge of American history are a reflection of his own heritage. His maternal grandfather emigrated from Germany in 1861 and settled in the Midwest. On his father's side, he is a descendant of a soldier of the Virginia Continental Line who fought in the Revolution. He lives in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and Greenwich, Connecticut. Visit his Web site at www.johnjakes.com.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. xiii |
| Introduction | p. xxi |
| The Western; and How We Got It | p. 1 |
| Shootout at White Pass | p. 15 |
| The Woman at Apache Wells | p. 39 |
| Hell on the High Iron | p. 50 |
| A Duel of Magicians | p. 96 |
| Death Rides Here! | p. 116 |
| The Winning of Poker Alice | p. 148 |
| To the Last Bullet | p. 158 |
| Little Phil and the Daughter of Joy | p. 193 |
| The Tinhorn Fills His Hand | p. 210 |
| The Naked Gun | p. 246 |
| Dutchman | p. 260 |
| Carolina Warpath | p. 281 |
| Snakehead | p. 318 |
| Manitow and Ironhand | p. 335 |
| Mercy at Gettysburg | p. 365 |
| Credits | p. 371 |
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