Bat Wing Bowles by Dane Coolidge

 Bat Wing Bowles by Dane Coolidge

A thrilling western by Dane Coolidge.  Rousing cowboy action, roundups, and outlaws garnish the page with gunfights and desert dramas.

Bar-20 by Clarence E. Mulford

 Bar-20 by Clarence E. Mulford

Being a record of certain happenings that occurred in the otherwise peaceful lives of one Hopalong Cassidy.  In his early writings, Mulford portrayed the character as rude, dangerous, and rough-talking. He had a wooden leg which caused him to walk with a little "hop", hence the nickname. The character as played by movie actor William Boyd from 1935 in films adapted from Mulford's books was transformed into a clean-cut, sarsaparilla-drinking hero. Sixty-six popular films appeared, only a few of which were loosely based on Mulford's stories. 

Mulford was born in Streator, Illinois. He created Hopalong Cassidy in 1904 while living in Fryeburg, Maine, and the many short stories and 28 novels were adapted to radio, feature film, television, and comic books, often deviating significantly from the original stories, especially in the character's traits.[1] While many of his stories depicted Cassidy and other men of the Bar-20 ranch, he also wrote novels (and short stories) of other Westerners, starting with Johnny Nelson in 1920.[2] He also wrote nonfiction, mostly about the American West, the outdoors, and motoring.

More than just writing a very popular series of Westerns, Mulford recreated an entire detailed and authentic world filled with characters drawn from his extensive library research. His biographer, Francis Nevins, characterized Mulford's writing as "rooted in Victorian convention." Nevins also states that he originated the Western series that has continuous characters, and that, unlike the characters of most later Western series writers, has aged.

He died of complications from surgery in Portland, Maine. He set aside much of his money from his books for local charities. 

Spawn of the Desert by W. C. Tuttle Thrilling tale of the Old West, romance, and adventure in the desert by W. C. Tuttle.

 

Spawn of the Desert by W. C. Tuttle

Thrilling tale of the Old West, romance, and adventure in the desert by W. C. Tuttle.