The man who shot Liberty Valance : and, A man called horse ; Lost sister ; The hanging tree

Journey into the Wild West, 1890 in this classic story of good versus evil, law versus the gun, one man versus Liberty Valance. A tale of love, hope and revenge set against the vicious backdrop of a lawless society.When a young scholar from New York city travels west in search of a new life he arrives beaten and half-dead on the dusty streets of Twotrees. Rescued from the plains, the town soon becomes his home. A local girl gives him purpose in a broken land, but is it enough to save him from the vicious outlaw who wants him dead? He must make the choice: to turn and run or to stand for what he believes, to live or to fight; to become the man who shot Liberty Valance.

dorothy M. Johnson Wrote Dozens Of Highly Acclaimed Western Stories And Books In Her Long Career. The Stories In This Book Are Her Very Best. They Were Ranked As Four Of The Top Five Stories Of The 20th Century By The Western Writers Of America, With The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance As Number One. That Story Plus A Man Called Horse And The Hanging Tree Became Major Hollywood Films. This Is The First Time Johnson's Famous Stories Have Been Published Together In One Book. This Edition Is Destined To Earn A Place In Every Western Library. Great Educational Tool Too!

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johnson Perhaps Is The Best-known Female Western Writer. This Volume Collects The Title Story With A Man Called Horse, The Hanging Tree, And Lost Sister. Besides Being The Basis For Popular Western Films, They Were Voted By The Western Writers Of America As Four Of The Five Best Western Stories Ever Written, With Liberty Valance Number One. If You Stock Only One Of Johnson's Books, This Is The One To Have. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Collection of four of the top ranked stories of the 20th century by the Western Writers of America