A ripsnorting Western, as brashly entertaining as they come. Slambang! --The New York Times on John Ford's The Searchers John Ford's The Searchers defined the spirit of America, influenced a generation of film makers, and was named the Greatest Western Movie of All Time by the American Film Institute in 2008. Now, the novel that gave birth to the film returns to print--a timeless work of vivid, raw western fiction and a no-holds-barred portrait of the real American frontier. From the moment they left their homestead unguarded on that scorching Texas day, Martin Pauley and Amos Edwards became searchers. First they had to return to the decimated ranch, bury the bodies of their family, and confront the evil cunning of the Comanche who had slaughtered them. Then they set out in pursuit of missing Debbie Edwards. In the years that follow, Amos and Martin survive storms of nature and of men, seeking more than a missing girl, and more than revenge. Both are driven by secrets, guilt, love, and rage. Defying the dangers all around them, two men become a frontier legend, searching for the one moment, and the one last battle, that will finally set them free. . . "As brashly entertaining as they come." --New York Times "Epic. . .a drama of stubborn courage to which the prose lends a matching stature." --Kirkus Reviews Alan Le May was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and attended Stetson University in DeLand, Florida in 1916. In 1918 he registered for the World War I draft in Aurora, and then enlisted and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. While attending the University of Chicago, where he graduated in 1922 with a Bachelor of Philosophy degree, he joined the Illinois National Guard. He was promoted to First Lieutenant Field Artillery for the Illinois National Guard in 1923. He published his first novel, Painted Ponies,/I>, in 1927 (about the Cheyenne and the U. S. Cavalry horse soldiers).
Here are some of acclaimed Western author Alan LeMay's finest short stories, including 'The Wolf Hunter, ' a gripping tale about a lone bounty hunter who is tormented by an extraordinarily crafty coyote he names the Grinner. And Old Man Coffee, one of LeMay's most memorable characters, finds himself in the midst of a murder mystery in 'The Biscuit Shooter, ' then in 'Delayed Action" Old Man Coffee tries to vindicate a lawman who is falsely accused. In 'And Him Long Gone, ' a wandering cowpuncher seems to have come home at last when he meets his boss's daughter. And Polly Collins, a 'Broncho Fighter's Girl' and rider herself, returns after a year away to tell Lee Macklin that she was wrong to ask him to choose between her and the rodeo. With a foreword by Dan LeMay, the author's elder son."--Back cover.
When Kentucky Jones turned up in Waterman for the inquest into the death of John Mason, he couldn't help noticing that the whole town was on the edge. Beef prices were sagging, ranchers were at each other's throats, and the ugly suspicion in every face warned him that a range war loomed in the Wolf Bench country. Then lovely Jody Ragland, looking faint and drawn, swayed toward him, thrust something into his hand, and vanished. When he looked into his palm, he was shocked by what he saw. There lay the bullet that killed John Mason.
Stories of the Old West: from a taunting coyote to a mysterious murder; a broncho-fighting woman to a wandering cowpuncher; and a new ranch owner who is hiding secrets.
When Tom Cloud began ranching in Baja California he was plagued by rustlers who kept draining cattle from his herds. The rustling ceased when he hired El Fuerte. When a prospector was murdered, he learned that Fuerte had recruited an army and was formenting a revolution. He took the chance to stop Fuerte though it meant risking everything.
Alan Lomax (1915-2002) began working for the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress in 1936, first as a special and temporary assistant, then as the permanent Assistant in Charge, starting in June 1937, until he left in late 1942. He recorded such important musicians as Woody Guthrie, Muddy Waters, Aunt Molly Jackson, and Jelly Roll Morton. A reading and examination of his letters from 1935 to 1945 reveal someone who led an extremely complex, fascinating, and creative life, mostly as a public employee. While Lomax is noted for his field recordings, these collected letters, many signed "Alan Lomax, Assistant in Charge," are a trove of information until now available only at the Library of Congress. They make it clear that Lomax was very interested in the commercial hillbilly, race, and even popular recordings of the 1920s and after. These letters serve as a way of understanding Lomax's public and private life during some of his most productive and significant years. Lomax was one of the most stimulating and influential cultural workers of the twentieth century. Here he speaks for himself through his voluminous correspondence.
Fine writing, and an even finer observation . . . memorable for its sheer beauty and emotional impressiveness. -- New York Times. Pelican Coast is a tale of old New Orleans, which recreates the romantic old city with both historical truth and the beauty of style that marks Alan LeMay’s narratives. Set in 1811, Pelican Coast finds French privateer, Jacque Durossac, throwing in his lot with the legendary Jean Lafitte, known both as The Hero of New Orleans and The Terror of the Gulf. Alan LeMay achieved much acclaim in his career. He initially wrote stories for magazines, and later penned immensely popular novels, such as The Unforgiven and The Searchers, which became blockbuster films. Among other achievements, he also directed and wrote the screenplay for the western classic, High Lonesome
Death comes to everyone eventually on Discworld. And now he's come to Mort with an offer the young man can't refuse. (No, literally, can't refuse since being dead isn't exactly compulsory.) Actually, it's a pretty good deal. As Death's apprentice, Mort will have free board and lodging. He'll get use of the company horse. And he won't have to take any time off for family funerals. But despite the obvious perks, young Mort is about to discover that there is a serious downside to working for the Reaper Man . . . because this perfect job can be a killer on one's love life.
For over forty years much of the world was held captive by a conflict between two wholly incompatible economic ideologies--capitalism and communism--and the two primary superpower countries who practiced them, the United States and the Soviet Union. Written in accessible language for readers with little or no previous knowledge about the subject, this work is first a general history of the Cold War, with an overview of its root causes and the policies and theories that were in place from 1947 through 1990. A thoroughly annotated chronology of important Cold War events follows. Short biographies of some of the major United States political figures and world leaders conclude the work.
Reveals the intriguing, suspenseful true story behind the globe-spanning battle of wills between the US and the Soviet Union after the fall of Nazi Germany.
General Patton said, “The soldier is the army.” This book says, “People are the war.” And even World War II – a conflict of unprecedented scope, magnitude, complexity, and devastation – was the work of individual political leaders, commanders, heroes, and villains. Here are the 30 people who were at the very heart of the world’s deadliest and most consequential war, exposed, studied, and ranked according to influence by an author praised as “one of America’s great military historians.”
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