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The tracker : a western story / Max Brand.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2020Copyright date: ©2014Edition: Center Point Large Print editionDescription: 367 pages (large print) ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781643584775
  • 1643584774
  • 9781643584812
  • 1643584812
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "Tom Fuller, a scrupulously honest fellow, a person of extraordinary physical strength and owner of a savage horse, Rusty, that he alone was able to tame, is generally regarded as a half-wit. He has been fired from every job he has ever had and has come to regard himself as a failure. Then he is hired on as a blacksmith's assistant by Boston Charlie. Finally, here is a job Tom can perform successfully. Oliver Champion, who stops at the smithy to have his horses shod, is impressed by Tom's ability, and he also recognizes Tom Fuller as the son of the late Washington Fuller, a renowned gunfighter. Champion then proposes that Tom, who in addition to his physical strength is also an excellent shot, should become his bodyguard. But Champion's real reasons for wanting Tom;s help emerge as the two set out to settle old scores... with whatever force they can muster."--Back cover.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Large Print Book Large Print Book Main Library Large Print Fiction WESTERN Brand, Max Checked out 08/06/2024 33111009630027
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Tom Fuller, a scrupulously honest fellow, a person of extraordinary physical strength and owner of a savage horse, Rusty, that he alone was able to tame, is generally regarded as a half-wit. He has been fired from every job he has ever had and has come to regard himself as a failure. Then he is hired on as a blacksmith's assistant by Boston Charlie. Finally, here is a job Tom can perform successfully.

"First appeared under the title The Trail to Manhood as a six-part serial in Street & Smith's Western Story Magazine (4/13/29-5/18/29). Copyright ©1929 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc. Copyright © renewed 1957 by Dorothy Faust. Copyright ©2014 by Golden West Literary Agency for restored material." -- Title page verso.

"Tom Fuller, a scrupulously honest fellow, a person of extraordinary physical strength and owner of a savage horse, Rusty, that he alone was able to tame, is generally regarded as a half-wit. He has been fired from every job he has ever had and has come to regard himself as a failure. Then he is hired on as a blacksmith's assistant by Boston Charlie. Finally, here is a job Tom can perform successfully. Oliver Champion, who stops at the smithy to have his horses shod, is impressed by Tom's ability, and he also recognizes Tom Fuller as the son of the late Washington Fuller, a renowned gunfighter. Champion then proposes that Tom, who in addition to his physical strength is also an excellent shot, should become his bodyguard. But Champion's real reasons for wanting Tom;s help emerge as the two set out to settle old scores... with whatever force they can muster."--Back cover.

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