A collection of fictional stories of the early western frontier. Action and adventure
Western Short Story fiction that includes a number of situations found common during the development of early Arizona Territory. Many accounts are written of robberies and pillaging murders , most involving the outlaws quest for gold during the turbulent years following the Civil War. Arizona was and remains a land of lost gold mines and the mysteries surrounding them. Men, women and teenagers were often thrown into life threatening conflicts that threatened survival. These experiences ultimately leading to the development of the strong men and women credited with settlement of this wild territory. Most folks understand that many of the notorious gunfighters of the late 1800’s were fighting survivors of the Civil War and life to them was cheap. They held no remorse for killing and small groups of pillaging Raiders were common .I have borrowed diary accounts and stories surrounding events or ordeals of the 1870 era, to write this collec-tion
Excerpt
Chapter 1 Moses Gold
A young girls Father is murdered for gold that was never found by the killers. An ex convict Uncle comes to her rescue solving the mystery of gold location . The two begin a journey into hazardous Apache country, not knowing that her Father’s killer’s are following to kill and rob them.
Chapter 2 Get Some Sense Boy
A story of life on a Wagon train, when a young boy steps into his dead Father’s shoes to become the man of the family as he and his Mother travel west . He endures personal insult and failure, hazardous Indian attack, heroic efforts in dealing with life threatening events ; discovery and life saving of a wounded Soldier and an abandoned dog.
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Chapter 3 Empty Grave
An Outlaw buried; his wife shot, and his body stolen in an attempt to locate his hidden gold cache. The wife’s gun fighting sister joins their feeble Father in bringing the thieving killers to justice and solving the mystery location of Bundy’s Gold
Chapter 4 The Orphan Gunfighter
A young Boy’s parents, both killed; turns into a reckless and vengeful killer when Raiders return for their wounded leader . He finds stolen documents in the leader’s saddle bags belonging to the family of the murdered owner in a town two week’s travel away. His efforts to locate and return these documents develops into a harrowing adventure because the documents include directions to a very rich vein of gold ore.
Chapter 5 Shorty,
An out of work cow hand, is hired in trade for a wagon, by a very tall lady Ranch owner in a desperate effort to save her Ranch. Shorty was a little over five feet in height , but the lady found that he was ten feet tall when dealing with cattle thieves, a rustling Ranch owner and the local Sheriff. It also appeared that he might measure up as a husband .
In this collection of Western fiction, I’ve endeavored to bring the reader a little laughter at the expense of my characters, even though they are at times engaged in life threatening adventures. Learn to say something nice to all of your enemies l
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
