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A 1928 western novel by Ernest Haycox set in central Oregon, where a land boom draws hopeful settlers after rumors of a government irrigation project. Storekeeper Dave Budd is reluctantly deputized by the sheriff to watch a suspicious red-headed drifter entangled in romance and trouble.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic westerns and frontier tales›Cowboys, ranches, and cattle country›Rustlers, range wars, and gunfighters

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Adults›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic westerns and frontier tales›Cowboys, ranches, and cattle country›Rustlers, range wars, and gunfighters