Adventures and Western. Book 11

Adventures and Western. Book 11: 1. Harrigan; 2. Jerico's Garrison Finish; 3. The Long, Long Trail. 


1. Harrigan: Published -1918

In Harrigan, prolific writer Max Brand takes a detour from the dusty trails of the West where his novels were typically set and spins a gripping nautical tale set in Hawaii and upon the open sea. What starts out as a chance meeting between two men turns into a heated race for priceless treasure -- and the love of a remarkable woman. "With gusts of wind fanning it roughly, the flame rose fast. Harrigan made other journeys to the rotten stump and wrenched away great chunks of bark and wood. He came back and piled them on the fire. It towered high, the upper tongues twisting among the branches of the tree. They laid Kate Malone between the windbreak and the fire. In a short time her trembling ceased; she turned her face to the blaze and slept..."


2. Jerico's Garrison Finish: Published -1921

A “Garrison finish” is a finish in a contest or race in which the winner comes from behind at the last moment. Named after the American jockey Edward Henry (“Snapper”) Garrison, who often won races in this fashion.

«WHEN Sue Hampton looked down to the pale, lithe hands which were folded in her lap, Jim Orchard had his first opportunity to examine her face. He thought her whiter than ever, and thinner, and he disliked the heavy shadows around her eyes. But when she looked up to him, the thick lashes lifting slowly, he forgot the pallor...»


3. The Long, Long Trail: Published -1921

The Long, Long Trail (1922, First published in Western Story Magazine in six parts under the name George Owen Baxter) 

This is a story about desperate men and the gun code they live by. Since Jess Dreer avenged his father's murder, he’d been a lone outlaw eluding Sheriff Caswell. But a woman in need of help changes all of that when Jess sets out to find and destroy a hired gunslinger. Jess Dreer was an outlaw on the run, living by a gun code and trying his best to elude the Sheriff. When a woman enters his life, he reconsiders his future as a gunslinger.