Westerns by Max Brand

Westerns by Frederick Faust, written under the pseudonym Max Brand


Black Jack: For 25 years, Terry Colby has lived a sheltered life. Raised and cared for by Elizabeth Cornish, Terry has been educated as a gentleman and led to believe that he is the last of the Colbys a fine old Virginia family. But, in truth, Terry is the son of the outlaw Black Jack Hollis. When Hollis was murdered, Elizabeth bet her brother, Vance, that she could raise Hollis's son to be an honest man, that it was the environment and not the blood that determined a man's character. Before the evening of Terry's 25th birthday, Vance sets a series of events in motion that will put Elizabeth's belief in Terry to the test.

Bull Hunter: The townspeople living between Cheyenne and San Antonio brace themselves for the confrontation of a lifetime between gentle giant Bull Hunter and brawny gunslinger Pete Reeve.

Gunman's Reckoning: "It was time then for action, and Lefty Joe prepared for the descent into the home of the enemy. Let it not be thought that he approached this moment with a fallen heart, and with a cringing, snaky feeling as a man might be expected to feel when he approached to murder a sleeping foeman. For that was not Lefty's emotion at all. Rather he was overcome by a tremendous happiness. He could have sung with joy at the thought that he was about to rid himself of this pest."

Harrigan: With gusts of wind fanning it roughly, the flame rose fast. Harrigan made other journeys to the rotten stump and wrenched away great chunks of bark and wood. He came back and piled them on the fire. It towered high, the upper tongues twisting among the branches of the tree. They laid Kate Malone between the windbreak and the fire. In a short time her trembling ceased; she turned her face to the blaze and slept.

The Night Horseman: Story about a brillant young man who mastered the world's wisdom and then at the age of 27 collapsed on the floor of his laboratory.His physician a much more physical active life, and the story goes on from that vein. The great scholar becomes a man of the outdoors..
 
The Rangeland Avenger: Sinclair brushed the entire argument away into a thin mist of smoke. "Now, look here, Cold Feet, I'm about to go to sleep, and when I sleep, I sure sleep sound, taking it by and large. They's times when I don't more'n close one eye all night, and they's times when you'd have to pull my eyes open, one by one, to wake me up. Understand? I'm going to sleep the second way tonight. About eight hours of the soundest sleep you ever heard tell of."

Riders of the Silences: Riders of the Silences was Originally published in Argosy in 1919 under the title Luck, written under the pseudonym of John Frederick. The story is a Western saga based in part on Arthurian legends. Pierre le Rouge, the bastard child of Martin Ryder and his red-haired mistress, was sent off as an infant to be raised by Canadian friars. When his father sends for him after being wounded by the legendary gunman McGurk, Pierre races eight hundred miles to Martin's side, determined to avenge his father's attack.
 
The Seventh Man: After Vic Gregg kills Blondy Hansen, he takes off for the hills with a posse in hot pursuit. But "Whistling Dan" Barry thinks Gregg is innocent and acts to prevent his capture, putting himself on the wrong side of the law. Barry holds onto his belief, despite Gregg's malodorous history (six other killings). A seventh dead man finally tips the balance, leading Barry to fresh calculations. Sequel to Max Brand's The Untamed and The Night Horseman.

Trailin'! (1919) tells the story of Anthony Bard, a young aristocract from the east with a hunger for adventure, who sees his father murdered in the yard of their home. This starts young Anthony on a trail of vengeance that leads him to the far west. Here, Anthony, a tenderfoot with a knack for survival must track down a legendary outlaw who waits for him, not with a gun, but with a story. Along the way he braves the elements, resists a band of cold-blooded killers and finds love. A classic western revenge plot.....with a twist.

The Untamed: Whistling Dan is adopted by a rancher, Joe Cumberland. His daughter Kate is immediately attracted to Dan, but Cumberland discourages the union since he thinks the young man is too wild for her. But when outlaws, headed by Jim Silent, kidnap the Cumberlands, Dan goes after them.

Way of the Lawless: He made one mistake in the beginning. He pushed the chestnut too hard the first and second days, so that on the third day he was forced to give the gelding his head and go at a jarring trot most of the day. On the fourth and fifth days, however, he had the reward for his caution. The chestnut's ribs were beginning to show painfully, but he kept doggedly at his work with no sign of faltering. The sixth day brought Andrew Lanning in close view of the lower hills. And on the seventh day he put his fortune boldly to the touch and jogged into the first little town before him.

Alcatraz: Marianne Jordan halted her pony and drew in her breath with pleasure. For she had caught from the chestnut in the corral one flash of perfection and those far-seeing eyes called to mind the Arab belief. But that glimpse of equine perfection had been an illusion built of spirit and attitude; when the head of the stallion fell she saw the daylight truth: that this was either the wreck of a young horse or the sad ruin of a fine animal now grown old.

The Long long trail: "I ain't going to pile up a lot of excuses. All I say is this: That first a wrong was done, and that I took the law into my own hands, and then the law threw me out. And since that time, no matter what liars say, I've never lifted my hand except to defend myself. They's another thing. I've took the money of other people. I'll tell you why. When they run me away from my home, they run me away from my own cattle and my own land. It was a good-paying ranch and I figure that the world owes me as much as I'd have made clear off that ranch. 

Garden of Eden: Race track gambler Ben Connor knows horses. The day he first saw an Eden Gray run, he knew it was fast enough to earn a lot of money. So why not find the reclusive deaf mute who owns the Eden Grays, buy one, enter it in races and watch his fortune grow? The plans seem solid, but they're stymied when the owner refuses to sell. The gambler must now choose: forget his scheme, or plunge deeper to see it come true. "

Silvertip's search: Judge Brender asks Jim Silver to find the judge's son, who has joined Barry Christian's deadly gang of outlaws.

The village street and other poems (1922): The human magic of some voice at last / Will come to us, half -heard, / Men speaking, woman's laughter blowing past, / Or child's call, like a bird. / Then close your eyes; your spirit will have wings / To blow in dreams away, / The dearest and the saddest of all things — / The dreams we have by day.

Comics based on stories by Max Brand


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Ronicky Doone's Reward: He had a great proprietary, possessive air which was not really offensive. Now with one hand he turned Ronicky Doone around. With the other hand he struck a match and lighted a lamp and then held the light high, so that in the dusk he could examine the face of the youth. In another man it would have been intolerable impertinence, but in Al Jenkins it was simply an idiosyncrasy with which Ronicky for one was quite willing to put up.

Seven faces Police detective Angus Campbell, a dour and methodical Scottish American policeman, cordially disliked his partner, the ebullient and overweight Irish cop Patrick O’Rourke. And the feeling was reciprocated. Both were annoyed about orders to guard millionaire John Cobb on a late-night journey on the New York–Chicago train. Cobb turned up missing. But what the malefactor could not know was the insight of their superior, Inspector Corrigan: “Separate they’re not much, but, when they’re together, they hate each other so much that they grind one another sharp as razors.”

The Bells of San Carlos and Other Stories: “Cayenne Charlie” tells the story of Charlie Bird, a redheaded cowpoke so accustomed to trouble he treats jail like a hotel. “The Bells of San Carlos” introduces Fray Luis, a most formidable member of the clergy. The novella “Between One and Three” is part Western, part mystery, a story of counterfeiters who elude detection.

The Untamed West: With Louis L'Amour, Zane Grey, and Jon Tuska: A trio of completely restored novels from three masters of Western fiction includes Louis L'Amour's Showdown on the Hogback, Max Brand's Black Sheep, and Zane Grey's Canon Walls.

Crossroads: The continuing saga of Brand’s finest heroine, Jack—Jacqueline Boone. Jack was blessed and cursed by the cross of Meilan when she met Dix Van Dyck. Dix, perhaps too fond of action and excitement, had stayed out of trouble on the strength of his boyish charm and the verdict of “suicide” passed on those who drew their guns on him. But he eventually runs afoul of the new sheriff, whose brother Dix had justifiably strangled with his bare hands.

Red Rock's Secret: This exciting collection of three novellas recounts the further adventures of Speedy, a devilishly charming trickster who has so many enemies he needs a new disguise every week in order to survive. 

Dogs of the Captain: When he earns Captain Slocum's respect, Don Grier gets a financial backer for his mission to find the truth surrounding the murder for which his father had been hanged, which leads him to a rough-and-tumble mining town where he must prove himself in order to get answers.

The black rider and other stories: Includes The black rider, The dream of Macdonald, Partners and The power of prayer.

The Tyrant: While trying to escape the wrath of his controlling and cruel father, Jean Limousin, a master survivalist and gunslinger, heads West to start a new life after losing his fortune in a high-stakes card game. 

The Lawless West: Featuring three classic short novels from Louis L'Amour, Zane Grey, and Max Brand, this exciting collection includes Zane Grey's From Missouri, Max Brand's Over the Northern Border and Louis L'Amour's Riders of the Dawn


Interesting links:

Full bibliography of Frederick Faust
http://www.maxbrandonline.com/bibliography.htm
 

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