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"The Santa Fe Trail stretches from the Mississippi River to New Mexico Territory through the West's most savage lands. That's why a wealthy trader hires the mountain man called Preacher to keep his trade goods safe--and hopefully deliver a flock of pilgrims to a Promised Land. A young prostitute. The spoiled son of a wagon train owner--these are a few of the souls Preacher must protect. But then a rifle goes off at the wrong moment. A towering grizzly...

Following the bloody shootout that killed J.B. Books, Gillom Rogers takes the gun fighters matching Remington pistols and sets out for adventure.

"The Scottish Highlands, 1885. Two men, brandishing knives, attack a young woman outside a pub. Duff MacCallister steps in and saves her--killing one of the assailants. Big mistake. The attacker was the sheriff's son, and now MacCallister is marked for death. His only hope: America. Here, in the sprawling land of dreams, Duff hopes to start a new life with his American cousins. Unfortunately, the sheriff's deputies are tracking him down--with nine...

Fourteen-year-old Petey Evans wants to become just like his hero, Skye Fargo. Fargo gives the boy a quick course in shooting, scouting, and surviving he won't soon forget. However, Petey soon discovers that there are some things that can't be taught--even by the Trailsman.

Taken from surviving transcripts from the American Legends Collection (ALC) created in 1936 as part of the Federal Writers Project of the WPA, Zimmer weaves the story of Joseph Roper, member of the Ian McCandles gang.

Jeeter Frost is targeted by reporters seeking insider details of the "Missouri Man-Killer." Jeeter knows he's done his share of killin', but his inability to read the so-called true accounts of his exploits makes his trigger finger burn worse than ever.