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Charles West

    Charles G. West je autorem westernů, který se snaží věrně vykreslit muže a ženy, kteří se odvážili na nebezpečnou hranici, jež se nakonec stala americkým západem. Jeho romány, výsledkem pečlivého výzkumu, splétají fikci do skutečných míst a událostí, čímž zachycují ducha doby i povahy jejích obyvatel. Westovy postavy nejsou typicky hrdinové, ale jsou často povolány k hrdinským činům, vždy s citem pro spravedlnost a odvahu. Jeho práce se vyznačuje autenticitou a hlubokým porozuměním pro muže a ženy, kteří formovali americký západ.

    Outlaw
    Vengeance Moon
    Range War In Whiskey Hill
    Neighbours and Strangers
    Shoot-out At Broken Bow
    Tanner's Law
    • "Tanner Bland leaves his Virginia home on foot to fight for Dixie and rides back on a fine horse. Most folks would call that a profit--until they consider his loss. With everyone thinking the soldier dead, his younger brother marries Tanner's fiancée hours before he returns. His home no longer his own, Tanner heads west to join an old army pal and hit the gold mines of Montana. But the wagon train the men join is not what they are hoping for. In the train with them are the four Leach brothers, each one meaner than the next. Now, if Tanner and his buddy want to make it to Montana alive, they'll have to keep their enemies close...and their weapons closer." -- Back cover

      Tanner's Law
    • In this Western from Charles G. West, blood beats all—except justice. . . . Outlaw Roy Blanton’s raised his four boys in the family business since they were half-pints—and they’ve gotten away with murder. That is, until U.S. Deputy Marshal Casey Dixon had hot-headed Billy, the youngest, hanged for shooting a policeman. Now the Blantons have vengeance on their minds. Old Buck Avery, Dixon’s partner, has been thinking of turning in his badge, and taking down the Blanton name sounds like a fine way to leave the law on a high note. But it’s going to get bloody—because the house of Blanton isn’t going to fall without a fight. . . .

      Shoot-out At Broken Bow
    • This book explores rural societies in western Europe from 700-1050. It focuses on the bottom of the social hierarchy, rejectingviews that see rural society exclusively through the structures of lordship and challenging the teleological idea of the residential group as the prototype of the late- medieval structured community. -- .

      Neighbours and Strangers
    • A convict returns home hell-bent on revenge in this Charles G. West western. Almost ten years ago, Colt McCrae, a wild eighteen-year-old, was sent to jail for a crime he didn’t commit. Now he's received grim news: his estranged father has been murdered and his family needs Colt home. He returns to Whiskey Hill, Wyoming, but he’s not welcome by everyone. Colt means trouble—now more than ever. Because he knows who killed his father. Ruthless range baron Frank Drummond wants the land and will bury anyone who dares oppose him. But now, Colt is back. And he’s no longer a kid with a chip on his shoulder. He’s a prison-hardened man with a mind for justice....

      Range War In Whiskey Hill
    • Vengeance Moon

      • 288 stránek
      • 11 hodin čtení
      3,0(2)Ohodnotit

      A fugitive is trapped between a rock and a hard place in this action packed Western from Charles G. West. On the run for a murder he didn’t commit, Matt Slaughter is lying low in the badlands with a new life, and a new woman. But old troubles are right behind him: her name is P.D. Wildmoon, a hard-drinking bounty huntress armed with a .44, a rawhide horsewhip, and three wild-eyed sons bred to kill. Their job? Bring Slaughter back to Virginia—dead or alive. Making matters worse is a Sioux war that has Slaughter caught between the vengeance of a hostile tribe and the blind greed of a gun-crazy mother who’s blocking his only way out. But for Slaughter, there’s even more at stake. By his side is Molly, the vulnerable love of his life. And she’s just the pretty little tool Wildmoon and her killer brood need for hitting Slaughter straight through the heart.

      Vengeance Moon
    • A good man becomes a wanted one in this gripping tale of the Old West from Spur Award-winning author Charles G. West. When war came to the Shenandoah Valley, Matt Slaughter and his older brother, Owen, joined the Confederate army. But three years defending his homeland as a sniper has weighed heavily on Matt’s conscience. With the cause lost, the brothers desert—only to find upon their arrival home that Owen’s farm has fallen into the hands of swindlers. When Owen accidentally kills a Union officer, Matt takes the blame. But now—facing a sham trial and a noose—he escapes to the west, where he saves the life of another fugitive down-and-outer. Both men are a breed apart from other outlaws. Neither kills for pleasure or steals for profit. But that doesn’t matter to the cold-blooded men who are going to give them hell to pay—and get the same in return....

      Outlaw
    • No Justice in Hell

      • 304 stránek
      • 11 hodin čtení
      3,7(14)Ohodnotit

      Winner of the 2018 Spur Award for Best Paperback Western From acclaimed storyteller Charles G. West comes a thrilling new chapter in the saga of John Hawk, an army scout with a tracker’s eye, a cowboy’s grit—and his own brand of justice . . . Three desperate women. One deranged killer. No way in hell is John Hawk going to sit back and let the innocent get slaughtered. He first meets the three lovely ladies as they’re fleeing in a wagon—alone—through Blackfoot country. What’s their rush? They’re being pursued by a wanted outlaw who wants them dead. Their only chance is to reach the Last Chance Saloon in Helena—and John Hawk is their last hope… Hawk can track down a low-life like nobody’s business. But this time he has to stay two steps ahead, keeping the ladies safe and sound until they get to the saloon. There’s just one problem: the outlaw got there first. He’s the notorious Zach Dubose. He’s waiting for Hawk and his girls. And he’s ordering them a round vengeance with a bullet chaser—and death on arrival . . . “Rarely has an author painted the great American West in strokes so bold, vivid, and true.” —Ralph Compton

      No Justice in Hell
    • Focusing on pediatric health, this classic work serves as a comprehensive guide to children's diseases, highlighting its historical significance in medicine. The modern republication by Alpha Editions ensures clarity and readability, as the text has been reformatted and retyped rather than scanned. This effort aims to preserve the book's valuable insights for both current and future generations, making it an essential resource for parents and medical professionals alike.

      The Mother's Manual of Children's Diseases
    • From acclaimed, Spur Award-winning author Charles G. West, the first in an epic new series about the making of an American legend. Set in 19th century Yellowstone, this is the story of Crazy Wolf. Orphaned in a massacre. Raised by Crow Indians. Destined to become a powerful hunter, a legendary scout, and a true American hero . . . As a widower with three young boys, Duncan Hunter dreamed of a new life for his sons in the heart of Washington Territory. But the journey was doomed from the start. Before reaching Hell Gate, their wagon train was attacked by Blackfoot Indians. Most of the pioneers were viciously murdered. But Hunter’s son Cody survived—taken in by Crow Indians and raised as one of their own. They called the boy Crazy Wolf. This is his story . . . From hunting and tracking on the American frontier to leading patrols on covert missions for the U.S. Army, Cody Hunter would become one of the most valued scouts in the nation. But a part of him would always be Crazy Wolf—a man of two worlds, as wild and free as the land itself. And every bit as dangerous . . .

      To Hell and Gone
    • From acclaimed storyteller Charles G. West, the Spur Award-winning adventure that first introduced the legend of John Hawk, an army scout with a tracker’s eye, a cowboy’s grit—and his own brand of justice . . . "Rarely has an author painted the great American West in strokes so bold, vivid, and true." —Ralph Compton To start their new life together, Jamie Pratt and his young bride join a westward wagon train bound for the Rocky Mountains. They get as far as Helena when their unscrupulous wagon master deserts them, leaving them as good as dead in a godforsaken, blood-scorched land. The other settlers agree to set stakes where they are, but Jamie and his bride press on toward the Bitterroot Valley, deep into Sioux territory. Jamie’s brother, Monroe, enlists the legendary scout, John Hawk, to find them. A hardened veteran of the range, Hawk is living off the land in a little cabin on the Boulder River when Monroe comes begging for his help. To rescue Jamie and his bride, Hawk—and his guns—will come out fighting, riding fast and fierce into deadly odds. For any other man it’s a suicide mission. For Hawk, delivering justice is what he was born to do . . . Winner of the 2018 Spur Award for Best Paperback Western

      Hell Hath No Fury