"The Rangeland Avenger" by Max Brand is a Western story set in a tough desert environment, exploring ideas of disloyalty, getting even, and staying alive, possibly written a long time ago. Hal Sinclair, who is young and trusting, gets stranded in the desert after his horse gets hurt. His three bitter friends leave him to die, showing how cruel people can be when they are desperate. The book starts with four men on a mining trip fighting against the desert's difficulties. Hal's positive attitude is very different from the growing anger and selfishness of his friends as things get harder. When Hal's horse gets hurt, the others decide to leave him behind. This terrible act starts a series of events that will have big consequences, and the story looks at guilt and revenge in a wild and unforgiving place.
The Rangeland Avenger
By Max Brand
Left for dead in the brutal desert, a young man transforms from innocent to wrathful, seeking retribution on those who betrayed him.
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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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