Ruler of the Range

by Peter Dawson

WesternLarge Print EditionThis country was his and he meant to keep it . . . Jeff Kindred knew Frank Sorrell wanted the range all of it. But Jeff stood in his way, and he was a man who was determined to keep what was his. Until his partner was gunned down in cold blood. Then Jeff knew that there was more going on here than just Frank Sorrell after his spread. Just what it was, he didnt know and then the range exploded in gunsmoke. Life or death, Jeff refused to sell out. It was stand up or go down, now.

124 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Peter is the pen name of author Jonathan Hurff Glidden. He was born in Kewanee, Illinois, in 1907, and studied English literature at the University of Illinois. In his career as a Western author, Glidden published sixteen Western novels and over one hundred and twenty short novels and short stories for the magazine market. His first novel, The Crimson Horseshow, won the Dodd, Mead Prize as the 1941 Best Western of the Year. He died in 1957.

Note: "Peter Dawson" was also a pen name used by Frederick Faust (better known another of his pen names, Max Brand). Care should be taken when attributing books.

Reviews

[Josh Hitch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just a great pulpy western tale. Dawson is great at just dumping you into a story and just providing details sparsely, he doesn't slow down the story by info dumps. In this tale Kindred is a kind, capable man who has been having a rough go, he and his partners in a cattle ranch are hurting with a couple of bad years and are at the end of their rope. Someone is getting antsy and is trying to get the spread from them at all costs. Kindred is not going to sell out or to give up as long as he is breathing so it was time to take the fight to whoever is crowding him.

Highly recommended, it has everything you would want in a short Western tale. Dawson should get more talk than he does, he is one of the best writers of westerns of this era (50s-70s).

[Tami Gandt · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was okay. First time I’ve read any of Mr. Dawson’s books.