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Loading... Showdown at Yellow Butte (1953)by Louis L'Amour
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Western Captain Ton Kedrick accepted a job of leading a group of men which had been put together to remove some troublemakers from land that belong to a company of investors. When he arrives at the town of Mustang to pick up his crew, he notices that the town's people do not seem to like his crew or the job they have been hired to do. Upon meeting the "troublemakers", he discovers his bosses have been misleading him about the legality of their plans and the "troublemakers are actually families trying to make a living farming the disputed land. This leads to action filled fights with fists and guns in typical L'Amour fashion. no reviews | add a review
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Tom Kedrick earned his stripes during the Civil War, fought Apaches, and even soldiered overseas. But in the high desert country of New Mexico, the battle-hardened Kedrick is entangled in a different kind of war, fueled by greed and deception. Hired by Alton Burwick to drive a pack of renegades and outlaws off the government land recently set aside for an Indian reservation, Kedrick begins to notice that things are not as they seem. As his suspicions grow, he realizes that he may be fighting on the wrong side of a land swindle. Disillusioned and outraged, Kedrick must take action against the very people who hired himâ??or be forced to witness the bloody massacre of innocent men and wom No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.52Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1900-1944LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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