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Black Bean Arroyo
by Joseph Hirsch
Six gringo stagecoach robbers are stewing in a Mexican hoosegow during the Zapata Revolution.
The leader of a band of rebels arrives at their cell, offering them a chance at freedom if they
win a little game he's devised, one in which if they lose, they die.
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Crazy Over William
by Rich Elliott
Erasmus had made a friend, not an easy thing to do in a frontier town. To him, William was a real character, a
singing, story-telling, gun-twirling American dreamer. What Erasmus did not see, until later, was William's
brokenness lying beneath the surface, waiting to come out.
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Guitar
by William Zeranski
A traveling show came to town. When the nightingale sang she enthralled rancher Lowell Ronson. But while
searching for the preacher, he learned that a rival had captured his song bird. So Ronson returned
for a reckoning, a gun on his hip and a guitar in hand.
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The Duel at Dusty Flats
by Tom Sheehan
Two youngsters devise a coded warning system, marking an "X" on a person or his horse to indicate danger.
Years later, they discover that, "X's" are being applied by a mysterious someone. Should they include
whoever it is in their scheme?
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The Frontiersman's End
by Chris McAuley
Taking in strangers to give them food and comfort might seem foolish to some but kindness was Jessie's currency.
That was until his guests slaughtered his wife and children. He has traveled across the country hunting these raiders down
Now he's caught up with them. And he's going to make them pay!
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The Red-Leg Ambush
by James Burke
As the Civil War rages on the frontier, a young Red-Leg named Billy struggles to keep his courage and his
wits amid the carnage and destruction. He comes to understand that his comrades fight as much for hatred and revenge as they
do for patriotism and ideals.
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