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Man-Size
• Two of American author William MacLeod Raine's books are bound together in this Kindle edition: Man-Size and Dead Man's Cache
Man-Size
This is the story of a young Jessie McRae (better known as “Sleeping Dawn” to her tribe), a group of profane whiskey-smugglers from Montana, and a cargo of liquor intended to debauch the Bloods and Piegans near Fort Whoop-Up. The Plains Indians would sell their souls for fire-water so Jessie McRae decided to cause trouble for the whiskey-smugglers. What she hadn’t factored in, however, was meeting the young and very handsome plainsman Tom Morse.
Dead Man’s Cache (aka Brand Blotters)
The main story involves Melissy, a sharp-eyed and sharp-tongued woman, along with young sheriff Jack and a gang leader Black MacQueen. All of the men fancy Melissy but she isn’t certain of any of them, making for a delightful change from the usual western romance.
This book appears to have been the result of joining two novellas, “The Brand Blotters” and “Dead Man’s Cache”.
About The Author
American author William MacLeod Raine (1871-1954) was born in the U.K. and moved to the United States when he was a young boy. His family lived a cattle ranch near the Texas-Arkansas border and he became a journalist before writing Wild West books. During his era, Raine was as widely read as western authors Max Brand and Zane Grey.
Other Books by The Same Author :
The Sheriff’s Son
As the book opens, we learn that Sheriff John Beaudry died in a battle with the Rutherford gang. His son Roy is orphaned and years later tries to avenge his father’s death. A rancher named Dave has disappeared and it appears the Rutherfords may once again be involved. But Dave isn’t prone to violence and he struggles to find the courage of his convictions. In the midst of the fighting is young Beulah Rutherford, the daughter of one of the outlaws.
Steve Yeager
Texas cowboy Steve Yeager is working as a stunt man on an Arizona film set when he sets eyes on a local waitress who ends up being kidnapped.by a member of the film crew.
Oh, you Tex!
Texas ranger Jack Roberts is known as “Tex” to his friends. He’s an old-fashioned, self-effacing type of hero, and not afraid to mix it up with the “bad guys” – in this case Mexicans and Indians. The tale has everything a good western should have, including gunfire, daring exploits and romance.
A Texas Ranger
Based in Texas and Wyoming, the novel combines two stories with gunfights, lynchings, and a Texas Ranger who tries to help a couple who are under gun fire. He sets out to find the killer and finds love along the way.
Big Town Round-Up
Arizona cowpuncher Clay Lindsay heads East hoping to find Beatrice Whiford, a socialite he once saved from a stampede. He finds trouble instead, including an ex-prize fighter turned criminal named Jerry Durrand and Beatrice’s boyfriend Clarendon.
Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story
Set in Wyoming and Colorado, this is the story of rodeo star Kirby Lane, who gets entangled in a murder while helping his friend Rose and her sister – who happens to be a single woman who is also pregnant with the murder victim’s child. But are the women suspect, or is the killer really Kirby Lane?
Man-Size
This is the story of a young Jessie McRae (better known as “Sleeping Dawn” to her tribe), a group of profane whiskey-smugglers from Montana, and a cargo of liquor intended to debauch the Bloods and Piegans near Fort Whoop-Up. The Plains Indians would sell their souls for fire-water so Jessie McRae decided to cause trouble for the whiskey-smugglers. What she hadn’t factored in, however, was meeting the young and very handsome plainsman Tom Morse.
Dead Man’s Cache (aka Brand Blotters)
The main story involves Melissy, a sharp-eyed and sharp-tongued woman, along with young sheriff Jack and a gang leader Black MacQueen. All of the men fancy Melissy but she isn’t certain of any of them, making for a delightful change from the usual western romance.
This book appears to have been the result of joining two novellas, “The Brand Blotters” and “Dead Man’s Cache”.
About The Author
American author William MacLeod Raine (1871-1954) was born in the U.K. and moved to the United States when he was a young boy. His family lived a cattle ranch near the Texas-Arkansas border and he became a journalist before writing Wild West books. During his era, Raine was as widely read as western authors Max Brand and Zane Grey.
Other Books by The Same Author :
The Sheriff’s Son
As the book opens, we learn that Sheriff John Beaudry died in a battle with the Rutherford gang. His son Roy is orphaned and years later tries to avenge his father’s death. A rancher named Dave has disappeared and it appears the Rutherfords may once again be involved. But Dave isn’t prone to violence and he struggles to find the courage of his convictions. In the midst of the fighting is young Beulah Rutherford, the daughter of one of the outlaws.
Steve Yeager
Texas cowboy Steve Yeager is working as a stunt man on an Arizona film set when he sets eyes on a local waitress who ends up being kidnapped.by a member of the film crew.
Oh, you Tex!
Texas ranger Jack Roberts is known as “Tex” to his friends. He’s an old-fashioned, self-effacing type of hero, and not afraid to mix it up with the “bad guys” – in this case Mexicans and Indians. The tale has everything a good western should have, including gunfire, daring exploits and romance.
A Texas Ranger
Based in Texas and Wyoming, the novel combines two stories with gunfights, lynchings, and a Texas Ranger who tries to help a couple who are under gun fire. He sets out to find the killer and finds love along the way.
Big Town Round-Up
Arizona cowpuncher Clay Lindsay heads East hoping to find Beatrice Whiford, a socialite he once saved from a stampede. He finds trouble instead, including an ex-prize fighter turned criminal named Jerry Durrand and Beatrice’s boyfriend Clarendon.
Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story
Set in Wyoming and Colorado, this is the story of rodeo star Kirby Lane, who gets entangled in a murder while helping his friend Rose and her sister – who happens to be a single woman who is also pregnant with the murder victim’s child. But are the women suspect, or is the killer really Kirby Lane?
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453 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1922
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About the author
William MacLeod Raine
462 books15 followersWilliam MacLeod Raine (June 22, 1871 - July 25, 1954), was a British-born American novelist who wrote fictional adventure stories about the American Old West.
William MacLeod Raine was born in London, the son of William and Jessie Raine. After his mother died, his family migrated from England to Arkansas when Macleod was ten years old, eventually settling on a cattle ranch near the Texas-Arkansas border.
In 1894, after graduating from Oberlin College, Macleod left Arkansas and headed for the western U.S. He became the principal of a school in Seattle while contributing columns to a local newspaper. After leaving Seattle, he moved to Denver, where he worked as a reporter and editorial writer for local periodicals, including the Republican, the Post, and the Rocky Mountain News. At this time he began to publish short stories, eventually becoming a full time free lance fiction writer, and finally finding his literary home in the novel.
His earliest novels were romantic histories taking place in the English countryside. However, after spending some time with the Arizona Rangers, Macleod shifted his literary focus and began to utilize the American West as a setting. The publication of Wyoming in 1908 marks the beginning of his prolific career, during which time he averaged nearly two western novels a year until his death in 1954. In 1920 he was awarded an M.L. degree from the University of Colorado where he had established that school's first journalism course. During the First World War 500,000 copies of one of his books were sent to British soldiers in the trenches. Twenty of his novels have been filmed. Despite his prolificness, he was a slow, careful, conscientious worker, intent on accurate detail, and considered himself a craftsman rather than an artist.
In 1905 Mr. Raine married Jennie P. Langley, who died in 1922. In 1924 he married Florence A Hollingsworth: they had a daughter. Though he traveled a good deal, Denver was considered his home.
William MacLeod Raine died on July 25, 1954 and is buried at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Colorado.
William MacLeod Raine was born in London, the son of William and Jessie Raine. After his mother died, his family migrated from England to Arkansas when Macleod was ten years old, eventually settling on a cattle ranch near the Texas-Arkansas border.
In 1894, after graduating from Oberlin College, Macleod left Arkansas and headed for the western U.S. He became the principal of a school in Seattle while contributing columns to a local newspaper. After leaving Seattle, he moved to Denver, where he worked as a reporter and editorial writer for local periodicals, including the Republican, the Post, and the Rocky Mountain News. At this time he began to publish short stories, eventually becoming a full time free lance fiction writer, and finally finding his literary home in the novel.
His earliest novels were romantic histories taking place in the English countryside. However, after spending some time with the Arizona Rangers, Macleod shifted his literary focus and began to utilize the American West as a setting. The publication of Wyoming in 1908 marks the beginning of his prolific career, during which time he averaged nearly two western novels a year until his death in 1954. In 1920 he was awarded an M.L. degree from the University of Colorado where he had established that school's first journalism course. During the First World War 500,000 copies of one of his books were sent to British soldiers in the trenches. Twenty of his novels have been filmed. Despite his prolificness, he was a slow, careful, conscientious worker, intent on accurate detail, and considered himself a craftsman rather than an artist.
In 1905 Mr. Raine married Jennie P. Langley, who died in 1922. In 1924 he married Florence A Hollingsworth: they had a daughter. Though he traveled a good deal, Denver was considered his home.
William MacLeod Raine died on July 25, 1954 and is buried at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Colorado.
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February 5, 2022
Wonderful entertaining listening 🔰😀
Another will written British Canadian thriller mystery adventure novel by William MacLeod Raine about the Canadian plains and arctic and the Royal Mounted Police. The characters are interesting and will developed with romance and relationships. The story line is violent with crime and murder while romance is building in the background. I would recommend this novel to readers of historical fiction. Enjoy the adventure of reading 👓 or 🎶 listening to 👍novels 🔰🏡🏰 2022
Another will written British Canadian thriller mystery adventure novel by William MacLeod Raine about the Canadian plains and arctic and the Royal Mounted Police. The characters are interesting and will developed with romance and relationships. The story line is violent with crime and murder while romance is building in the background. I would recommend this novel to readers of historical fiction. Enjoy the adventure of reading 👓 or 🎶 listening to 👍novels 🔰🏡🏰 2022
August 19, 2020
A detailed story life in NW Canada
This author knows how to put words down that makes your mind see everything the author intended you to see as if you were there. The cold just goes through you. The characters have life that is well defined and keep developing through the story. I wish all western authors would read books like this one, then maybe they would learn how to author a book.
This author knows how to put words down that makes your mind see everything the author intended you to see as if you were there. The cold just goes through you. The characters have life that is well defined and keep developing through the story. I wish all western authors would read books like this one, then maybe they would learn how to author a book.
March 14, 2021
Not complete
The ending of this book leaves you hanging other wise it was a decent read Andrew I do not have five more words
The ending of this book leaves you hanging other wise it was a decent read Andrew I do not have five more words
June 8, 2022
4.25 / 5
Great ending!
Great ending!
March 14, 2023
I read this as part of "The Second Western Megapack". Although "Man Size" is a western, it takes place in Canada and includes the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as part of it's story arc. It was one of the better stories in the Megapack. I greatly enjoyed this read.
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