Wyoming (1932)

by Zane Grey

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Biography & Autobiography. Sociology. Nonfiction. HTML:A certified classic by the master of Western fiction Zane Grey. With cattle rustling on the rise in the cattle town of Randall, Wyoming, newcomers Martha Ann Dixon and Andrew Bonning join the ranchers in their fight to protect their livestock. "Take this hombre's gun, Tenderfoot," the foreman snapped while keeping the rustler covered. Young Andy yanked the weapon out from under the man's belt. "Now tie his hands behind his back." The excitement made Andy clumsy, but he finally got the job done. "Now take yore saddle rope and toss it over that there branch." Andy was about to obey when he stopped, staring in disbelief. "You're not going to hang this poor devil?" "Shore am," the foreman drawled. "I'm gonna stop this rustlin' once and fer all!".… (more)

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A cowboy romance novel. It wasn't hard to guess the next event and its outcome. (

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rayub | Jan 8, 2018 |

This is a very romantic view of the West, especially Wyoming. The passages of description are almost too much to read. The story is full of coincidences some of which are impossible to believe when one consider the distances traveled by the characters to find them in the same town later in the story. (

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1932

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Martha Ann Dixon (Wyoming Mad)

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Norfolk, Nebraska, USA

Split Rock, Wyoming, USA

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Killing of McCall

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When Martha Ann Dixon found herself on the open Nebraska road she realized with a shock that at last her innate propensity for running away from home had definitely materialized.

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Biography & Autobiography. Sociology. Nonfiction. HTML:A certified classic by the master of Western fiction Zane Grey.
With cattle rustling on the rise in the cattle town of Randall, Wyoming, newcomers Martha Ann Dixon and Andrew Bonning join the ranchers in their fight to protect their livestock.
"Take this hombre's gun, Tenderfoot," the foreman snapped while keeping the rustler covered. Young Andy yanked the weapon out from under the man's belt. "Now tie his hands behind his back." The excitement made Andy clumsy, but he finally got the job done.
"Now take yore saddle rope and toss it over that there branch." Andy was about to obey when he stopped, staring in disbelief.
"You're not going to hang this poor devil?"
"Shore am," the foreman drawled. "I'm gonna stop this rustlin' once and fer all!".

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