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Bitter Wind: A Western Story
Book by Overholser, Wayne D.
214 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2006
About the author
Wayne D. Overholser
172 books14 followersWayne D. Overholser (born September 4, 1906 in Pomeroy, Washington; died August 27, 1996 in Boulder, Colorado) was an American Western writer.
Overholser won the 1953 First Spur Award for best novel for Lawman using the pseudonym Lee Leighton. In 1955 he won the 1954 (second) Spur Award for The Violent Land. He also used the pseudonyms John S. Daniels, Dan J. Stevens and Joseph Wayne.
Overholser won the 1953 First Spur Award for best novel for Lawman using the pseudonym Lee Leighton. In 1955 he won the 1954 (second) Spur Award for The Violent Land. He also used the pseudonyms John S. Daniels, Dan J. Stevens and Joseph Wayne.
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August 6, 2022
I like a good Western and this was one
An interesting story about one mans life and the settling of the west. I have to point out one thing the author made a mistake with- maybe. You'll know what I'm talking about if you read the book. There were milk buckets by the bodies of the men the main characters stepson was accused of killing. The boy claimed the men were dead already when he got there in the early morning, he was hired just to scare them. The defense lawyer said they were killed in the night. The boy was acquitted. But men don't go out in the night to milk. Was this a hint the boy got away with murder?
An interesting story about one mans life and the settling of the west. I have to point out one thing the author made a mistake with- maybe. You'll know what I'm talking about if you read the book. There were milk buckets by the bodies of the men the main characters stepson was accused of killing. The boy claimed the men were dead already when he got there in the early morning, he was hired just to scare them. The defense lawyer said they were killed in the night. The boy was acquitted. But men don't go out in the night to milk. Was this a hint the boy got away with murder?
March 31, 2019
A WDO. Western Adventure/US Calvary/Indians/A New Town/Profit/Sheriff/A Son
WDO. has. penned a western adventure about a man who no longer wants to be a gunslinger. He leaves the Southwest and heads North. He becomes partners with an old mountain man/ cowboy/They scout for General Crook until after the Battle at the Little Big Horn/One becomes a big time rancher and the other a Sheriff. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
WDO. has. penned a western adventure about a man who no longer wants to be a gunslinger. He leaves the Southwest and heads North. He becomes partners with an old mountain man/ cowboy/They scout for General Crook until after the Battle at the Little Big Horn/One becomes a big time rancher and the other a Sheriff. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
May 16, 2026
I liked the pacing, the portrayal of the Wild West, the protagonist becoming a fully evolved man (took a while).
Dismayed as always by westerns for the prejudice, the narrowmindedness, the cheapness of life. Not even sure why I read westerns; they all portray life as cheap. Sigh.
Dismayed as always by westerns for the prejudice, the narrowmindedness, the cheapness of life. Not even sure why I read westerns; they all portray life as cheap. Sigh.
April 16, 2019
A very slow moving bit of a bore going no where but then a great ending. All the build up was well worth the time.
April 17, 2023
Great Read!
Kept moving through the whole story. I will read it again someday. Good ending. Overholser is a great story teller.
Kept moving through the whole story. I will read it again someday. Good ending. Overholser is a great story teller.
January 7, 2026
First book I’ve read by this author. It was an engaging story of prejudice, love, and bit of redemption.
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