Stampede County by the late UK author and editor Gordon Landsborough (Fantastic Fiction, Wikipedia) is his vintage historical western action adventure short novel in his Careless O'Connor pulp series, this installment finding the wandering gunman becoming the champion of a beleaguered family who support the local Kiowa native peoples' (Wikipedia) rights against the claims of greedy land-grabbers, free courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press' Pioneering imprint, who are e-printing it from its 1953 edition originally out from Amalgamated Press' Western Library imprint under the title Kiowa Man using the pseudonym Mike M'Cracken.
Currently free @ Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK and pretty much everywhere else that Amazon sells worldwide, since this is being done via their KDP Select exclusive-or-else program)
Description
A shot in the dark
OConnor, a lone wanderer of the plains, finds himself rescuing an old man and his daughter from being driven out of their frontier town, Stampede, by land-grabbers.
The Sorensen family duo have been circulating a newspaper around the settlement since they arrived.
They are eager to raise the profile of Kiowa rights to land, but it also lead to them ruffling the feathers of those who would rather the truth remain hidden.
Murder, corruption, mutiny and greed all come up against the fight for truth, justice, diplomacy and peace.
OConnor has blood links to the Kiowa tribe, but is that enough for trust to be built between them?
Will the Kiowa and the white man fight against each other in the end, or side by side?
Can peace be restored to Stampede County before more heads stop lead?
Stampede County is a gritty, atmospheric western that would be perfect for fans of Zane Grey and Larry McMurty.
Currently free @ Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK and pretty much everywhere else that Amazon sells worldwide, since this is being done via their KDP Select exclusive-or-else program)
Description
A shot in the dark
OConnor, a lone wanderer of the plains, finds himself rescuing an old man and his daughter from being driven out of their frontier town, Stampede, by land-grabbers.
The Sorensen family duo have been circulating a newspaper around the settlement since they arrived.
They are eager to raise the profile of Kiowa rights to land, but it also lead to them ruffling the feathers of those who would rather the truth remain hidden.
Murder, corruption, mutiny and greed all come up against the fight for truth, justice, diplomacy and peace.
OConnor has blood links to the Kiowa tribe, but is that enough for trust to be built between them?
Will the Kiowa and the white man fight against each other in the end, or side by side?
Can peace be restored to Stampede County before more heads stop lead?
Stampede County is a gritty, atmospheric western that would be perfect for fans of Zane Grey and Larry McMurty.