William Macleod Raine
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After the main character is beaten and humiliated in front of his new wife and townsfolk, he sets out to cure himself of cowardice. Along the way he learns his worth and this makes a very good story. Set in the Wild West, this story does a good job of describing some of the tensions with the Indian tribe "Utes" as well as some of the other challenges facing small cattle towns in the West. (Goodreads)
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A study in contradictions, prolific writer of Western novels William MacLeod Raine was born in England but relocated to a remote cattle ranch on the Texas border ten years later. Pairing his academic studies in literature and journalism with his real-world experience on the range, MacLeod produced a series of beloved novels chronicling the bravery and courage of Western heroes from every walk of life, including the intrepid lawman referred to in the...
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The Vision Splendid by William MacLeod Raine is a political drama that shows how, just because you share blood with someone, it doesn't mean you'll always see eye to eye and land on the same side of things. The book follows two cousins who fail to see the same side of societal arguments. The political savvy in this book, though reflecting of a time decades ago, mirrors the politics of recent years.
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In this first novel by one of the western's most published writers, mistaken identities bring together a schoolmarm from the East with a sheep man believed to be an outlaw. While menace endangers its central characters on the plains of Wyoming, love overtakes the hearts of not one but two young couples. (Goodreads)
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The Pirate of Panama' by William MacLeod Raine is a novel that begins with a man, our narrator, feeling that he is a misfit and is stuck in a humdrum job at a law firm. One day, fate intervenes and he finds a torn, yellowed piece of paper that could change his life forever. As he reads the paper, he realizes it's a treasure map, and he sets out on a hunt for buried treasure. This book is an action-packed adventure that will keep you on the edge of...