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This is the original collection of three short novels by Max Brand that have never been published in book form before. The One-Way Trail finds two men meeting on a trail in the mountains. The trail is so narrow that neither man's horse can be turned around or aside or go backwards, so the two men must determine whish is to be pushed aside to certain death. The Fotgotten treasure shows what can happen when an ancient Kentucky feid is moved to the open...

This trio of Western novellas opens with "Bared Fangs," in which ben Flinder's life at an isolated hotel in the mountains is complicated by the arrival of a young woman who is in flighty, but refuses to reveal from whom. She is befriended by the Gray Shadow, but even he cannot preven her capture. In "Gallows Gamble," jack Sherry and his partner, Bill Garvin, are making their last, nothing-left-to-lose run across the border herding "wet" cattle, hoping...

After ten years of wandering, during which he has lived the life of a gambler and learned the ways of devious men, Tom Keene, returns home, only to find his father alone and dying. Old John Keene's sole legacy to his son is a Bible. With his father's passing, Tom Keene renounces his selfish, worthless past and sets out to try to teach others that the greatest happiness is born of trust in one another. Tom even gets a chance to demonstrate his new...

"When well-to-do Southerner Charles Granville saves Sam Cross from a fatal stabbing and notices they bear a striking resemblance to each other, he convinces Sam to pose as Granville whenever he asks--an agreement that just might get Sam killed"--

"A young man with a bad reputation and many aliases helps a rancher in his battle with a clan of rustlers"--

When he first arrived in the town of Lister, no one knew anything about him except that he didn't speak...that he was probably a deaf-mute. The man they decided to call Shannon bought supplies and ventured off into a secluded valley. Then one day Shannon came upon a horse that had been abused and was near death. He had a way with animals, so with patience and tender care, Shannon restored the horse to good health. When the outlaw Terry Shawn races...

"Three western stories where unlikely heroes struggle with their consciences and desires to discover where true values lie"--

"After serving two years in Folsom Prison, Blondy Kitchin lands in Sour Creek Valley where his brute strength gets him a job managing a ranch where he has to deal with an out of control bunch of cowboys, ruthless rustlers, and a savvy Mexican youngster he picked up in town to act as his mozo"--

Prairie Pawn tells the story of Paul Torridon, called White Thunder by the Cheyenne Indians holding him hostage. They believe that he cured Whistling Elk's son from a menacing illness and brought rain when others had failed to do so. Though a Paul has been rewarded with many riches, he still seems unhappy, and the Cheyenne chief decides to undertake a dangerous mission to kidnap Torridon's sweetheart, Nancy Brett, from Fort Kendry. The Cheyennes believe...