Book Review: The Geraldi Trail
This story is the tale of James Geraldi who is portrayed as a master thief who took his money from the thieves who stole from the unwitting and defenseless in the community. The story begins with...
View ArticleBook Review: Without a Penny in the World
This is a short western story written my Max Brand about a young westerner who initially felt that he would plot his way in life by using the availability of money. The main character Steve Borrow was...
View ArticleBook Review: Phil, the Fiddler
This is a western tale that portraits the Rival family tragedy. This dramatic story revolves around the stepson, Joshua, of Henry Rival and his cousin, Phil, the Fiddler who was a fearless truth...
View ArticleBook Review: The Gold Trail
This western tale is the last of the stories in a trio book written by Max Brand under the title The Gold Trail. This story features one of Max Brands most popular character Reata. He is being sought...
View ArticleBook Review: Devil’s Kin
A horrific act of murder on the western frontier turns a mild mannered rancher into a vengeful hunter of men.He initially is searching for two murderers whose ranks grow by one. The main character is...
View ArticleBook Review: The Violent Land
This western story written by Wayne D. Overholser is unique in its ability to tell a story about a young man. This man who didn’t like his father and felt that he was the reason things had never gone...
View ArticleBook Review: The Judas Gun
This western is a story about a towns population that highlights how greed and fear can change everything. A jury in this town had convicted a man and sent him to prison for his crimes. As he was being...
View ArticleBook Review: Texas Rifles
This western story is set on the the Texas frontier during the Civil War. The main character Sam Houston Cloud is sleeping in his saddle and almost rides into a heard of stolen horses which is being...
View ArticleBook Review: Massacre at Goliad
This is a western story generated by a true Texan Elmer Kelton. He gives the reader a personal overview of the Texas landscape that involved various people who moved to the freedom that Texas...
View ArticleBook Review: Ride the Desperate Trail
This western is a tale about the people in Texas after the Civil War. The story is woven around the multiple racial issues involving blacks and Indians.These issues were faced in various ways by some,...
View ArticleApology
Sorry I have been so lax in reviewing western stories that I have read. Writing the reviews have been unknowingly difficult. This means I don’t have an answer for the stoppage or a good excuse. In my...
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