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Contention and other frontier stories : a five star anthology / edited by Hazel Rumney.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: A Five Star anthology | Thorndike Press large print Western seriesPublisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: Large print editionDescription: 501 pages (large print) ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781432854690
  • 1432854690
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Contents:
Contention / Johnny D. Boggs -- Eddie and the stranger / Vonn McKee -- The deserter / Loren D. Estleman -- A full moon at noon / Marcia Gaye -- The medicine robe / Michael Zimmer -- Mary, Mary, quite contrary / Kathleen Morris -- Darlings of the dust / John D. Nesbitt -- Pimple / John Neely David -- Bullwhacker / Rod Miller -- Ih-tedda's son / W. Michael Farmer -- Aces and eights / Michael R. Ritt -- Jericho springs / Max McCoy -- Buryin' Ruby / Greg Hunt -- A grave too many / Preston Lewis -- Frank & Jesse / Bill Brooks -- Barquette of the XP / Tim Champlin -- Running iron / Robert D. McKee.
Summary: "For twenty-four years, Five Star Publishing, an imprint of Gale/Cengage, has offered readers the best in new voices, as well as many beloved authors, in the traditional Western and American frontier fiction genres. Contention and Other Frontier Stories, edited by Hazel Rumney, features seventeen brand-new stories that will delight historical fiction fans. These stories capture the spirit of freedom and individualism in the evolving American frontier through the early 1900s and feature exciting new characters who face life-changing challenges in settings that are in stark contrast to civilized society. Ranging from high-action traditional Westerns to introspective historical dramas set in the American West, readers will discover the amount of courage and tenacity it took to survive the tumultuous frontier. In this anthology, you'll enjoy stories by New York Times bestselling and award-winning authors such as Loren D. Estleman, Johnny D. Boggs, Michael Zimmer, Max McCoy, John D. Nesbitt, Preston Lewis, Rod Miller, W. Michael Farmer, Greg Hunt, Bill Brooks, Tim Champlin, Robert D. McKee, Michael R. Ritt, Kathleen Morris, Vonn McKee, John Neely Davis, and Marcia Gaye. Contention and Other Frontier Stories is a great addition to your Western fiction library"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
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 Rumney, Hazel Available 33111009573821
Total holds: 0

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A New York Times Bestselling AuthorContention and Other Frontier Stories, edited by Hazel Rumney, features seventeen brand-new stories that capture the spirit of freedom and individualism in the evolving American frontier through the early 1900s and feature exciting new characters who face life-changing challenges in settings that are in stark contrast to civilized society. Ranging from high-action traditional Westerns to introspective historical dramas set in the American West, readers will discover the amount of courage and tenacity it took to survive the tumultuous frontier.

"For twenty-four years, Five Star Publishing, an imprint of Gale/Cengage, has offered readers the best in new voices, as well as many beloved authors, in the traditional Western and American frontier fiction genres. Contention and Other Frontier Stories, edited by Hazel Rumney, features seventeen brand-new stories that will delight historical fiction fans. These stories capture the spirit of freedom and individualism in the evolving American frontier through the early 1900s and feature exciting new characters who face life-changing challenges in settings that are in stark contrast to civilized society. Ranging from high-action traditional Westerns to introspective historical dramas set in the American West, readers will discover the amount of courage and tenacity it took to survive the tumultuous frontier. In this anthology, you'll enjoy stories by New York Times bestselling and award-winning authors such as Loren D. Estleman, Johnny D. Boggs, Michael Zimmer, Max McCoy, John D. Nesbitt, Preston Lewis, Rod Miller, W. Michael Farmer, Greg Hunt, Bill Brooks, Tim Champlin, Robert D. McKee, Michael R. Ritt, Kathleen Morris, Vonn McKee, John Neely Davis, and Marcia Gaye. Contention and Other Frontier Stories is a great addition to your Western fiction library"-- Provided by publisher.

Contention / Johnny D. Boggs -- Eddie and the stranger / Vonn McKee -- The deserter / Loren D. Estleman -- A full moon at noon / Marcia Gaye -- The medicine robe / Michael Zimmer -- Mary, Mary, quite contrary / Kathleen Morris -- Darlings of the dust / John D. Nesbitt -- Pimple / John Neely David -- Bullwhacker / Rod Miller -- Ih-tedda's son / W. Michael Farmer -- Aces and eights / Michael R. Ritt -- Jericho springs / Max McCoy -- Buryin' Ruby / Greg Hunt -- A grave too many / Preston Lewis -- Frank & Jesse / Bill Brooks -- Barquette of the XP / Tim Champlin -- Running iron / Robert D. McKee.

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