Short Western Stories
by L. L. Rigsbee
For young Thomas, Texas Sam is a shining icon. At sixteen, Thomas is challenging the authority and doubting the wisdom of his parents. He wants an exciting name like Texas Sam - and a carefree lifestyle to go with it. Texas Sam might be able to steer the youth back on the right trail, but will it be at the cost of their relationship?
With a posse at his heels and an Apache hunting party over the hill, Evans makes a choice to help out some greenhorns. Except the greenhorns might not be so green.
When his stagecoach is stopped by robbers and attacked by Indians, Long knows the occupants must depend on his ingenuity. He's been riding shotgun for this stage line a long time and he's never lost a stagecoach yet.
Davis learns a little something about himself when he meets the bronc he can't bust.
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Spencer is a rancher who is too proud to accept help. A lone horseman in the mountains has to accept the fact tha he will occasionally lock horns with danger.
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As a boy, Larkin witnessed the hanging of an innocent man. He has returned to Sweetwater as a man who is in a position to settle an old score.
A lone figure walks away from a burned out wagon. Who is this person?
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Reed McEuen hates nesters, so why should he be the one to guide a greenhorn lady and her father out of Commanche country?
Courage and ingenuity helped build the west, but patience paved the way. Patience is something Clara must exercise to survive an attack by renegade Indians.
Mahto has been a scout for the army long enough to know that when an Indian gets sick, he's out of a job. Now his future lies in the hands of a Shaman.
The boss' son figured ranching with horses was old fashioned, but Cord Decker knew better. He figured sooner or later the kid would see it his way - the sooner, the better.
Action packed and fast moving, these westerns will whisk the reader off to a delightful short ride. The modern western "The Useless Horse" and the puzzle fun of "The Heavy Gun" depart from tradition, but they are unquestioningly westerns. Whether the viewpoint comes from Native Americans, as in "The Shaman" or white men of "Apache Pass" it encompases the west.
