This is a new story involving two characters that have been previously written about in a book called “Sidewinders”. The two characters are Scratch Morton and Bo Creel, they are drifting across the western landscape getting into various adventures risking their lives on many occasions. William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone collaborated on this western [...]
Category Archives: Book Review
Book Review: Massacre of Eagles
September 6, 2011 – 1:11 am
This is unusual but I have here a western story that disappointed me. The story has three man characters Falcon MacCallister, Buffalo Bill Cody and Means to His Horses a Cheyenne Chief. Being such a fan of all western writings I am struggling with the reason why this story failed to win me over. The [...]
Book Review: The Last Gunfight
August 31, 2011 – 1:11 am
I have always wondered why the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone Arizona was such a big and publicized clash. In this book by Jeff Guinn he highlights the days leading up to and threw the event that went on to change the western landscape into a picture that I could see and better [...]
Book Review: Kinch Riley
August 24, 2011 – 1:11 am
Matt Braun takes a true historical happening and generates a real western story that will captivate the reader. How can I keep telling you that this author has grasped the essence of western stories that have happened all across the western landscape? This story begins with Mike McCluskie showing up in Newton Kansas as railroad [...]
Book Review: Indian Territory
August 17, 2011 – 1:11 am
This classic western story as told by Matt Braun continues to make him famous. The main character is John Ryan who takes a job with the “Katy” railroad as they prepare to cross Indian Territory. John is a gun for hire and he assumes that he will be working on maintaining law and order. The [...]
Book Review: Tenbow
August 10, 2011 – 1:11 am
This story written by Matt Braun, has the main character Jack Stillman in disguise as a gambler. He is coming into town looking for a person or group of people who are killing landowners in the Tenbow Valley. These murders have all been done from long range using a high-powered rifle. This veteran lawman doesn’t [...]
Book Review: Texas Empire
August 3, 2011 – 1:11 am
This western novel is based around a true story with the main character of Jack Jordan mirrored after the legendary Charles Goodnight. Some literary license was taken but the core of the story and what finally happened patterns Goodnights life in a more compressed manner to meet the stories framework. The author Matt Braun writes [...]
Book Review: Sidewinders
July 27, 2011 – 1:11 am
This is a western story that highlights two seasoned partners who have gotten into trouble together many times. William W. Johnstone kicks off a new series of stories and is assisted by the writing of J. A. Johnstone. Scratch Morton and Bo Creel are two likable western characters who get involved in the survival of [...]
Guest Post: The Big Sky by A.B. Guthrie
July 20, 2011 – 10:23 am
My wife, Margot, is only an occasional reader of Westerns but when she does read them, she picks some good ones. Recently she read one of the classics in the genre. I asked her to come here and tell you about it. The Big Sky spans the years 1830 to 1843. The story centers around [...]
Book Review: The Spoilers
July 13, 2011 – 1:11 am
This Luke Starbuck western is set in California where he is hired by the Central Pacific Rail Road to stop major train robberies that are happening south of San Francisco. After he accepts the job he immediately jumps into the chase of the bad guys. He pursues the train robbers to their hide out. He [...]
