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by Ohio)) William (Author at Arthur Westbrook Co. (Cleveland Ward
A restless gang of outlaws rides hard through the rugged canyons of southern Colorado, their eyes scanning the night‑lit landscape for any sign of danger. When twin fires flicker in the darkness, the band’s scout disappears into the rocks, leaving the men to wonder whether they’ve stumbled into a trap set by soldiers or hostile tribes. Tension mounts as the outlaws scramble to regroup, their leader urging them forward even as the flames vanish like a magician’s trick.
Soon the notorious crew finds themselves tangled with a fierce Indian war party, only to be rescued by a daring maiden who helps them escape a deadly ambush. Their daring exploits continue—blasting an enemy village with dynamite, saving a beleaguered sheriff in a mining town, and pulling off a daring double bank robbery that nets a fortune. All the while, Jesse James and his companions push the limits of courage and cunning, carving a legend that rolls across the wild frontier.
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (252K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2020-05-26
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Best known from surviving dime novels and western adventures, this writer appears to have been part of the fast-moving popular fiction world around Arthur Westbrook Co. in Cleveland. His stories lean into outlaw action, cliffhangers, and the punchy storytelling that made early twentieth-century cheap fiction so popular.
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