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"Lit Taylor, heir to the Bar B Ranch in Diamond River, takes a pasear into outlaw territory to pick up some stolen cows. But a few miles in he finds himself in a hotbed of action where every hombre shoots first and asks questions afterward. the trail of stolen beef points to Frenchy Leonard's owlhooters and to ranch tycoon King Connell, who hounds his rivals while buying and selling their strays. With the aid of Mexican Chihuahua Joe and Sheriff Smoky...

"Cattle rancher Brad Storm was tracking one of his herd when fate set him within the lethal striking distance of a rattlesnake. Bitten and poisoned, he sent the serpent to meet it's Maker, but then lost consciousness. Saved by a Hopi medicine man who believes Brad has inherited the spirit of the snake, he is given a new name - Sidewinder - and a totem. Brad doesn't believe in spirits, and just wants to put the incident behind him. But when rustlers...

"Olod friends Chip Chippendale met Ransom Barnes after the War Between the States, when the two cowboys drove a herd up from Texas together. But when Chip first laid eyes on Wyoming, he knew he was home, and the two friends split off on different trails. NEW ENEMIES Each man went on to own his own ranch, but when Ransom's home is attacked and burned by a marauding band of Cheyenne warriors, he is faced with ruin--and makes matters worse by gunning...

Weather and creaking joints permitting, Jim Hawkins could be found every weekend sitting in the rocker outside the Manix store, whittling and spitting. Jim said hardly anything. Ever. That's how Henry Lancaster felt. Sure, he'd hear his grandfather talk to his grandmother fairly often - But Jim hardly said anything to anybody else. That all changed when he took Henry along on a scouting trip, and told his grandson how it was that winter of 1886 -...

Sheriff Tim Holbrook heard of two mysterious and elusive strangers riding his Buckskin Hills. After observation he decided one of them was a hired assassin, the other something else. Before he could face either of them, someone killed a local cowman and the war was on. Holbrook believed Arnold Holfinger was behind the killing but he had no chance to prove it. Holfinger's tough crew attacked the hill cattlemen, and caught Holbrook squarely in the middle...

With a lot of rustling in the area, tensions are high and rumors are flying. Word's going around that some of the larger ranchers have hired gunman Wolf Carlton to protect their cattle. And now a couple of the smaller ranchers have been found shot to death. Unfortunately for Spencer Prescott, some people think he's the one killing the competition, not Wolf. Worse, some think Spencer is behind the rustling - which means Wolf will be looking to put...

A rawhide-tough horse thief rides up from Mexico with a lightning-quick draw that leaves a trail of dead criminals in his wake. His son Herschel now wears a badge, but many years have passed since he left his boy to chase down sunsets.