Cattlemen ride alone across the open range under the deadly aim of roving desperadoes... Gamblers stake their fortunes and their lives on a deck of cards... Strong-willed senoritas seek independence through an enticing combination of beauty, audacity, and spirit... Lawmen and outlaws walk the same dusty streets and speak a common language: Colt, Winchester, Smith & Wesson. Gritty, tough, and unflinchingly authentic, here is the West as it really was: a land where for every friend there is an enemy, for every handshake a fist, for every dispute a resolution — usually in an explosive showdown of blood and bullets. In these remarkable tales, Louis L'Amour — like the very heroes he depicts — blazes a trail across the American frontier and takes us on an unforgiving journey into the heart of our western heritage.

Contents:

• We Shaped the Land with Our Guns
• West of the Pilot Range
• When a Texan Takes Over
• No Man's Mesa
• Gila Crossing
• Medicine Ground
• Valley of the Sun
• That Slash Seven Kid
• In Victorio's Country