Clarence Mulford created the forerunner to the iconic Western hero when he wrote Bar-20 Days and brought Hopalong Cassidy to life.
But this is not the Hoppy of the silver screen and television as depicted by William Boyd in the 1940s and 50s.
This is a hard drinking, cigarette smoking, none-to-gentle with his language Cassidy that, right or wrong, backs his friends play in this, the first in a series of novels that stretched from 1914 into the 1950s when Louis L'Amour was chosen by Mulford himself to continue the saga.
Bar-20 Days was Hoppy's debut and 100 years later, he is still alive and well on the plains of Western Texas.

A collection of short stories by Robert E. Howard, originator of Conan, the Barbarian.
Striped Shirts and Busted Hearts -- Mountain Man -- Meet Cap'n Kidd -- Guns of the Mountains -- A Gent From Bear Creek -- The Feud Buster -- The Road to Bear Creek -- The Scalp Hunter -- Cupid from Bear Creek -- The Haunted Mountain -- Educate or Bust -- War on Bear Creek -- When Bear Creek Came to Chawed Ear

Hopalong Cassidy rides into danger again with the hands of the Bar-20 Ranch in West Texas. Rustlers are running rampant, and it’s up to Hoppy and his sidekicks to track down the man responsible.

But be warned—this is NOT the Hopalong Cassidy that William Boyd portrayed on the silver screen and television. Mulford’s Hopalong Cassidy is a hard-drinking, roll-your-own smoking, rowdy cowboy who’s always ready to back up his friends at the drop of a hat.

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Nathan Parker, Civil War veteran and Sharpshooter struggles to rebuild his shattered life after his young son is killed during Quantrill's raid on Lawrence, Kansas. He wants desperately to find the killer, but without a name, there is no place to start his search. A shadowy figure from his past comes back to haunt him and ultimately sets him on his search for justice. Follow Nathan Parker's quest as it begins on the plains of Kansas and reaches its stunning conclusion in the foothills of the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming Territory. Follow the gritty saga of one man's search for retribution and justice--Parker's Justice.

Early 1840's and the West is opening up. Wagon trains are headed to the Oregon Territories and Texas is still an independent republic.
Tom Boyd is pushed into a Santa Fe street by the Mexican governor of New Mexico. Boyd slaps the man's face and runs for his life. Agents are sent after Boyd with one order - "Bring him back alive or bring me his ears!"
Boyd decides Oregon is much safer than New Mexico, until a chance meeting with a young woman changes his destiny...

Jane Porter's dreams of marrying Mike Farley, the handsome cowboy who lives on the neighboring ranch, are shattered when Mike suddenly marries a redheaded stranger he met at the Wild Horse Saloon in Casper, Wyoming. After Mike stomped all over Jane's heart with his cowboy boots, can Jane ever trust her heart to a man again?

Mike Farley marries beautiful Samantha Jo Smith after a whirlwind courtship with no thought to Jane Porter, his childhood sweetheart and the woman everyone in Fremont County thought he would marry one day. Mike soon learns to regret his hasty marriage to Samantha. Can Mike win back Jane's heart even though he had shattered it into a million pieces?

Longtime friends and neighbors Jim Porter and Liz Farley turn to each other for support after the unexpected death of their spouses. Will Jim and Liz's friendship turn into something deeper even though they both feel they have had, and lost, their chance at love?

Is it ever too late for love? Is it ever too late for second chances?

Set in rural Wyoming, Second Chances is a sweet contemporary western romance that will warm your heart. One reader stated, "I read it through in an evening, and felt as if I had spent that evening with 'salt of the earth' folk." Another reader said, "I loved the double, no triple, second chances. It was a very sweet ending."

This is one skilled author and this was a really satisfying book. - N. Reed

The encroachment of the railroad brought Rosalind Benham--and also results in a clash between Corrigan and "Firebrand" that ends when the better man wins. This was one of the early Western "Pulp" and dime novels. Great reading.

A classic pulp western by Gates. Nook Apps are available for all devices, free.

Classic exciting tale by Seltzer; this was one of the early 'pulp' fiction paperbacks. It's now available in paperback again, at the lowest possible price. Check out all the links, decide which version is right for you.

Young cavalryman Carl Owen returns from the Civil War to find the family farm destroyed, his favorite brother dead, food scarce, and his father determined to leave the Shenandoah Valley to build a cattle empire in Colorado Territory. Crossing the continent, Carl falls in love with his brother's fiancée while set to wed another girl, but he might lose everything if the murderous thug Berto Acosta has his way. Carl battles a band of outlaws, a prairie fire, blizzards, a trackless waterless desert, and his own brother—all for the hand of feisty Ellen Bates.

"I finished The Man from Shenandoah at half-past midnight because I couldn’t put it down." - Utah Reader

"This is a book to prize, and not only for its gritty realism, exciting action, and compelling characters. The story further engages us by examining the ties that hold family and community together. Not many Westerns do that. Heartily recommended!" - Western Writer's Newsletter

Book 1: The Owen Family Saga

Classic Western Tale byLouis Joseph Vance.

Charles King tells the story of an Indian Princess

Classic western by Hamlin Garland

James Owen leaves home to make a new life for himself. Post-Civil War Colorado is a dangerous place for an ex-Confederate. Then he meets beautiful young Amparo Garcés, who came from Santa Fe to marry a stranger, and a twist of fate changes their lives forever.

"Marsha Ward has the ability to grab readers by the lapels, yank them into her stories, and make them care deeply about her characters." - Phyllis Dugan

"Marsha Ward's western novel of love, honor and survival is an exciting ride from beginning to end. From watching his brother marry his fiance to rescuing a Mexican bride when her intended is killed, the story kept me reading with good conflict and plenty of action. Just when I thought things were going a little too smoothly, Marsha throws in an unexpected twist. I recommend Ride to Raton." - Heidi Thomas

Book 2: The Owen Family Saga

The story of Sara Bear takes you on an in depth and intriguing journey full of action, mystery, murder, and adventure. It is the story of a young woman raised by Indians in the American wilderness of the 1840's. She escapes her violent husband and tries making her way east.

Shortly after her journey begins, she comes across the remains of a hostile attack against a family's wagon. As the father lay dying, he asks Sara to help his four children make it to safety. Sara reluctantly agrees and the children soon learn that without her help, they would be lost for sure.

After another attack on their party, Sara begins to think there is something suspicious about the children's situation. Finally the travelers arrive at an outpost, but Sara learns that they are unable to help. They do, however, offer to escort her to the railhead where she can get passage to Philadelphia for her and her party. Once there, Sara is hoping to reunite the children with the relatives of the slain parents, thus fulfilling her promise.

Sara soon finds that her life becomes intertwined with her newly adopted family as she uncovers a string of events involving the children's parents, their relatives in Philadelphia, and a pair of foreign assassins. Sara and the children return to the western wilderness new members from Philadelphia where they establish a ranch and begin work on making a new life for themselves. However, the trouble does not end there as hired Comanchero's are still on the lookout for the children and other family members.