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Black Jack

Black Jack

Brand, Max

Paperback

Mystery & ThrillerWesternsClassic Fiction

ISBN10: 9354020402
ISBN13: 9789354020407
Publisher: Alpha Ed
Published: Jun 25 2020
Pages: 236
Weight: 0.67
Height: 0.54 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Where the frontier draws its line, someone crosses it. In Black Jack, Max Brand distils Old West America into a taut moral contest of will, speed, and nerve. Ride hard and keep faith. A classic western novel of western adventure fiction at full gallop, this frontier action tale circles the pressures that shape men on the 19th century frontier: loyalty and betrayal, law and violence, the uneasy codes that pass for order. Brand writes with a clean, cinematic drive, turning cowboy outlaw rivalry into a study of frontier justice themes, where the cost of a name can be as sharp as a bullet. Expect gunfighter revenge redemption without sentimentality, and the stark landscapes and swift reckonings that have long made western classics for adults endure. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. The prose is direct, the stakes human, and the sense of place vivid, from dust-dry trails to tense meetings where a handshake may hide a threat. It suits a quick evening read, yet rewards return visits for seasoned hands too. Read it for its place in the lineage of early twentieth-century popular fiction, and for the way Brand helped define the modern Western alongside writers admired by Zane Grey western fans. Keep it as a collector edition western: an unabridged public domain western presented with respect for its era and craft.

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