Laredo

Stagecoach Station #2

by Hank Mitchum

PAPERBACK

Genres: Westerns

178 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1983

About the author

House name for James Reasoner and others such as D.B. Newton and Will C. Knott.

American author James Reasoner specializes in historical military novels, westerns, and mysteries. He also writes under the pseudonyms "Mike Jameson", "Hank Mitchum" and "Dana Fuller Ross." He has written more than 40 novels. His spouse, Livia Washburn Reasoner, is also a prolific writer of westerns, mysteries, and romances. The Reasoners were each raised in Texas, and currently live near Azle, Texas.

Perhaps Reasoner's best known work is the ten-volume James Reasoner Civil War Series, which features the fictional Brannon family. The series is set in the town and county of Culpeper, Virginia, a major Confederate supply depot in central northern Virginia north of the Rapidan River.

Reasoner has another series of novels set in the American Civil War era, "The Palmetto Trilogy." This series is set in South Carolina and revolves around the Tyler and Gilmore families.

In addition to authoring the Walker, Texas Ranger books, he has written several volumes in the Wagons West series, a frontier series starting with the first wagon train heading to Oregon in 1837, and continuing on with their descendants up through 1941.

Reviews

[Desiree reilly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got the book on audio form bard for the the blind and hard of hearing I love history book and then this is good book as for men the people were going to the hanging.They piled on the stage couch and then they were over loaded and then they broke one of the harness to the horse .So they had to stay over in town and then go on to the
the hanging.There was one young girl on board about 16 she came because she think the man who going to be hung was her dad,

You see he was criminal and then he was in gang and they were going to try to release him but there was a reporter was there to do a story on the hanging he went and asking the girl who are you were your going
and then why she was here for the hanging

The bandit group try to rescues him but the thing fouled up and then they were shot and then the photo were taken and then the reporter will get prints for the paper you got to remember it back in the early west and then
they do things like they thought it should be done.

The town was pack the hanging was done and they all started to get party and they go to the bar and start talking what they are doing you will like the book either book or audio thank you

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s a formulaic, but solid, addition to the series. Of course, I’m grading on a curve: this is a series of short books all relaying a tale of the old west that begins with a bunch of passengers interacting in a stage coach.

Mayhem ensues...

Great books for reading while you’re reading real literature.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

first really good book of the year, every page was enjoyable to read

[Benjamin Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Owen Pryor is in a tough spot. Having served a couple of years in jail for his earlier outlaw days he has sense turned over a new life and is intent upon an honest life as a rancher. But now he has heard his old gang’s boss is about to be hanged at high noon in the tiny border town of Laredo, Texas. The rest of the gang is intent upon busting him out before the fateful hour and Owen must decide where his loyalties lie.

For me it’s always nice to turn to the comforting pages of a traditional western just after I’ve completed reading a long intense novel. These Stagecoach westerns are surprisingly good and tend to fit the bill nicely. Hank Mitchum is a house name, of course; this second volume of the long series was reportedly penned by D. B. Newton who wrote several of the others as well.

[Chris Haynes · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm really enjoying this series. I just picked up the entire series from a local used bookstore for $1/each. Not too shabby!!