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Showdown at Yellow Butte (1953)

by Louis L'Amour

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Fiction. Western. Thriller. Historical Fiction. 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… (more)
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Western
  BooksInMirror | Feb 19, 2024 |
This story is about a military veteran hired to ramrod an eviction of squatters. He quickly discovers he's on the wrong side of the equation. Another good L'Amour, enjoyable. ( )
  fuzzi | Nov 14, 2023 |
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. ( )
  lamour | Jul 23, 2023 |
L'Amour is phoning it in on this one. Stereotypes (which he usually surmounts) overwhelm the characters, and there is no originality in the plot. ( )
  librisissimo | Feb 27, 2014 |
STAR OF THE GUARDIANS
  rustyoldboat | May 28, 2011 |
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Everything was quiet in Mustang.
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Originally published in the United States under the pen-name 'Jim Mayo' by Ace Books, Inc., 1953
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Fiction. Western. Thriller. Historical Fiction. 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

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