The Deputy Sheriff of Comanche County
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Buck Mason confronts Ole Gunderstrom regarding an 18 year old difference regarding a fence setting off a chain of unexpected events in this Western Adventure by Edgar Rice Burroughs..
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I picked this up because I saw it in Rocky 2! Weird reason, right?
Anyway, it starts with a murder and a falsely accused man - the deputy sheriff of Comanche County! Then it switches to a dude ranch that really deviated from the opening murder plot, and slowed the story down, in my opinion. And the secret identity thing was none to secret. But when a female member of the dude ranch group is kidnapped, the action picks up and comes to a satisfying ending that also wraps up the opening chapter's murder. A decent enough read, and a quick one! Maybe not as quick Mason's horse, but quick!
Anyway, it starts with a murder and a falsely accused man - the deputy sheriff of Comanche County! Then it switches to a dude ranch that really deviated from the opening murder plot, and slowed the story down, in my opinion. And the secret identity thing was none to secret. But when a female member of the dude ranch group is kidnapped, the action picks up and comes to a satisfying ending that also wraps up the opening chapter's murder. A decent enough read, and a quick one! Maybe not as quick Mason's horse, but quick!
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Edgar Rice Burroughs was born on September 1, 1875, in Chicago. His father, George Tyler was a distiller and a battery manufacturer. Early in life Burroughs attempted to support his family in a variety of occupations, including railroad policeman, business partner, and miner. None of these proved successful. However, Burroughs had always enjoyed show more reading adventure fiction and decided to try his hand at writing. His first attempt, written under the pseudonym Normal Bean, sold very quickly and Burroughs' career took off. Although critics and educators have not always been supportive of Burroughs' writing, the characters in his stories have entertained readers for many years. Tarzan was the most popular, earning Burroughs enough money to start his own publishing house and a motion picture company. Another character, John Carter, is the hero of Burroughs' Mars adventure series. The continuing popularity of these characters has led some critics to reconsider the value of Burroughs' writing and to acknowledge significant themes in his stories. Burroughs died on March 19, 1950. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- A lone rider drew rein before a gate consisting of three poles cut from straight pine saplings.
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Cottonwoods grow along the river, hiding much of the view from the veranda; but they do not hide everything; and when, a few minutes later, Dora Crowell stepped out of the TF Ranch house to fill her lungs with the early morning air, she caught a glimpse of a figure standing among the cottonwoods by the river; and when she looked more closely and saw that the one figure was really two, she smiled and turned her eyes in another direction.
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