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Ten feet tall, collected stories, Wayne D. Overholser ; edited by Stephen Overholser with an introduction by Daniel J. Overholser

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short stories

Ten feet tall

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Wayne D. Overholser ; edited by Stephen Overholser with an introduction by Daniel J. Overholser

A Circle V western

collected stories

"Twelve traditional Western stories set in Oregon and Colorado about lawmen, gunfighters, cattlemen, sheepmen, businessmen, lawyers, teachers, stubborn old men and independent women"--Provided by publisher"When The Violent Land came out in 1954,The New York Times Book Review said that "Wayne D. Overholser writes a true Western . . . a story that is impossible to put down!" The twelve Western stories in this book were written for the magazine market during that same period when he was making the transition to writing novels. They have never appeared in book form since their first publication. These stories showcase Overholser's skill in telling an exciting tale, and his son and fellow Western writer, Stephen Overholser, writes in the Introduction: "They reflect not only traditional Western situations and characters, but the author's research. As a trained historian, Wayne D. Overholser like to incorporate a measure of reality into his fiction. In addition to being entertained, readers of these so tires will learn of . . . the American West of the period ranging from the 1860s to the late 1890s."--Back cover

The woman from Cougar Creek -- The price of pride -- The devil and old man Gillis -- Shooting for a fall -- It's hell to be a hero -- The tongue-tied cowboy -- From hell to Leadville -- The deputy with a past -- Judge Peterson's colt law -- The breaking of Sam McKay -- Fugitive from the Boothill Brigade -- The man ten feet tall