The Sixth Rider

by Max McCoy

Tells the story of the legendary Dalton gang through the eyes of the youngest brother, Samuel Cole Dalton, whose protected youth leads to a life of crime, glory, and violence

Genres: Westerns

Paperback

First published March 1, 1991

About the author

Max McCoy is an award-winning journalist and author. He’s won awards for his reporting on unsolved murders, serial killers, and hate groups. In addition to his daily newspaper work, Max has written for publications as diverse as American Photographer, True West, and The New Territory. He’s the author of four original Indiana Jones adventures for Lucasfilm/Bantam and the novelization of the epic TNT miniseries, Into the West. His novels, including Damnation Road, have won three Spur awards from the Western Writers of America. His novels, Hellfire Canyon and Of Grave Concern, have also been named Kansas Notable Books by the state library. He's a tenured professor of journalism at Emporia State University, in east central Kansas, where he specializes in investigative reporting and nonfiction narrative. He's also director of the university’s Center for Great Plains Studies. His most recent book is Elevations: A Personal Exploration of the Arkansas River, from the University Press of Kansas.

Reviews

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[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent version of the Dalton Gang. The first book I've read by McCoy but I will read more.

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[John K · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good. Western adventure, the first written by Max McCoy will read more.