Western fiction Five interesting short stories from early American western frontier.
This work is written to bring enjoyable and interesting reading with satisfying short stories for today’s hectic life style. A long novel is often laid down as too lengthy to read during a commute or lunch break . I have endeavored to write Western Fiction that include suspense, mystery , unusual incidents, some violence if necessary, light humor and romance where possible I hope you enjoy the read as much as I did the writing.
Excerpt
Chapter 1 A Boothill Mistake
Ex Buffalo hunter, becomes a victim in a Bank Robbery, but this was only the beginning of an adventure that found him joining a pretty gun fighting girl with a surprise ending at the huge Alveraz Cattle and Sheep Ranch.
Chapter 2 Somewhere Up Yonder
Gun fighter and buffalo hunter rescues a young Indian slave girl that he doesn’t want, but begins an adventure, in fighting and death with only his belief in Help coming from somewhere up yonder.
Chapter 3 Whoa Soldier
A young all around ranch hand , thanks to his horse Soldier escapes hanging , Apache torture and his own funeral to participate in a life threatening gold mining adventure.
Chapter 4 Cold Hearted Jim
Exconvict, robbed , tied on a wild mustang and stampeded to kill him by a vicious Outlaw Gang seeks to return the favor, if he can live through it.
Chapter 5 One Arm Carl
Narrowly missing being hung as a cattle rustler, Ex Soldier with one good arm rescues two young girls from a Mexican Bandit train robbery and begins a hazarsous adventure across the desert to save the girls.
Story inspired by life of the author's great grandfather, a Black Cowboy who kidnapped his Native American bride after a cattle drive from Waco, TX to Dodge City, KS. Their story, him a master horseman and her a trained to be a healer with herbs and
