"Black Jack" by Max Brand is a story set in a cattle town where the lives of siblings Vance and Elizabeth Cornish are forever changed by a dramatic encounter with a fugitive named Jack Hollis, otherwise known as Black Jack. The narrative explores themes of identity, heritage, and the long shadow cast by a parent's history, as Elizabeth is moved to raise Black Jack's son, Terence Colby. The initial tension is high in Garrison City after gunfire breaks out, and as Vance remains calm, Elizabeth becomes overwhelmed with sympathy for the now motherless child of Jack Hollis. She decides that she will raise Terence, hoping she can guide him away from the path of his infamous father and establish a better future for him. The contrasts between the siblings' views on family and society suggest upcoming discussions about morality as the story progresses, and the novel is largely about the kind of man that Terence is and the path he decides to choose.
Black Jack
By Max Brand
In a lawless land, a good-hearted woman risks everything to raise the orphaned son of a notorious outlaw, battling against destiny and reputation.
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About the AuthorFrederick Schiller Faust was an American writer known primarily for his Western stories using the pseudonym Max Brand. As Max Brand, he also created the popular fictional character of young medical intern Dr. James Kildare for a series of pulp fiction stories. His Kildare character was subsequently featured over several decades in other media, including a series of American theatrical movies by Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), a radio series, two television series, and comics. Faust's other pseudonyms include George Owen Baxter, Evan Evans, Peter Dawson, David Manning, John Frederick, Peter Henry Morland, George Challis, and Frederick Frost. He also wrote under his real name. As George Challis, Faust wrote the "Tizzo the Firebrand" series for Argosy magazine. The Tizzo saga was a series of historical swashbuckler stories, featuring the titular warrior, set in Renaissance Italy.
Frederick Schiller Faust was an American writer known primarily for his Western stories using the pseudonym Max Brand. As Max Brand, he also created the popular fictional character of young medical intern Dr. James Kildare for a series of pulp fiction stories. His Kildare character was subsequently featured over several decades in other media, including a series of American theatrical movies by Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), a radio series, two television series, and comics. Faust's other pseudonyms include George Owen Baxter, Evan Evans, Peter Dawson, David Manning, John Frederick, Peter Henry Morland, George Challis, and Frederick Frost. He also wrote under his real name. As George Challis, Faust wrote the "Tizzo the Firebrand" series for Argosy magazine. The Tizzo saga was a series of historical swashbuckler stories, featuring the titular warrior, set in Renaissance Italy.
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