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Gun Boss of Tumbleweed (Stories from the Golden Age)

von L. Ron Hubbard

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Mart Kincaid, a tall, ruggedly good-looking young man in the Clint Eastwood mold, may be the fastest gun in the state, but it does him no good--because his gun and his life are not his own.  They belong to Gar Malone, the King of Concha Basin, a ruthless rancher driven by his thirst for power, wealth, and conquest. Now Gar has set his sights on the Singing Canyon spread--the richest land in the basin--and he commands Kincaid to run its true owners off.  If not, he threatens to reveal a dark secret that could ruin Kincaid's brother. But there's more to the Singing Canyon ranch than Kincaid bargained for.  There's the Drake family--specifically the lovely young Sally Drake.  The last thing Kincaid wants to do is drive her away.  Meaning he's got to get out from under Gar's thumb, and put his trigger finger to work.  It's time to settle up, once and for all, with the blackmailing Malone.  Most of the Westerns published in the all-fiction magazines of the first half of the twentieth century were written by authors more familiar with the streets of New York than the cattle trails of Texas. Hubbard bucked the trend, and in the process changed the face of the Western adventure. He grew up in a time and a place where the Old West, though fading, still lived. His unique knowledge of the frontier, of its ways and its people, made him an authentic voice of this unique American experience. Also includes the Western adventure Blood on His Spurs, in which two men have to find a way to end their feud . . . or pay a high price in blood and money.  "The sound effects are so spot on that at times during the gunfights you'll be dodging bullets, and on the trail rides you'll be dusting off the trail dust." --Yahoo Voices… (mehr)
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Couple of good Western yarns. A man getting along in years has been bested by his worst enemy -- but who's the real enemy? Another tale of Western pulp fiction in "Blood on his Spurs." That with "Gunboss of Tumbleweed" make for some fun pulpy fiction. ( )
  James_Mourgos | May 19, 2020 |
This was a Goodreads First Read giveaway score.

If not for the backup story "Blood on His Spurs," I probably would have given this one three stars. While Gun Boss of the Tumbleweed is a decent enough story, there's nothing particularly special about it. It's enjoyable, but a predictable western formula. Gunslinger forced to work for a bad man, questioning his life choices, ends up saving the daughter of his boss's current rival for a certain spread of land. He likes both the girl and the man he's there to get rid of, so which direction will this story be going?

This was one of those "could have been better with a few minor adjustment" stories, but like I said, it's enjoyable. The audio format helps because it's like listening to a radio play.

The backup story, "Blood on His Spurs," another western yarn, is a better story and I wish there had been more to it. This one is about honor, family, and the past; and it is really a well done little tale.

I enjoyed both these stories for what they are, pulp. Not on the same level as the pulp masters, but entertaining. ( )
  regularguy5mb | Feb 12, 2014 |
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Mart Kincaid, a tall, ruggedly good-looking young man in the Clint Eastwood mold, may be the fastest gun in the state, but it does him no good--because his gun and his life are not his own.  They belong to Gar Malone, the King of Concha Basin, a ruthless rancher driven by his thirst for power, wealth, and conquest. Now Gar has set his sights on the Singing Canyon spread--the richest land in the basin--and he commands Kincaid to run its true owners off.  If not, he threatens to reveal a dark secret that could ruin Kincaid's brother. But there's more to the Singing Canyon ranch than Kincaid bargained for.  There's the Drake family--specifically the lovely young Sally Drake.  The last thing Kincaid wants to do is drive her away.  Meaning he's got to get out from under Gar's thumb, and put his trigger finger to work.  It's time to settle up, once and for all, with the blackmailing Malone.  Most of the Westerns published in the all-fiction magazines of the first half of the twentieth century were written by authors more familiar with the streets of New York than the cattle trails of Texas. Hubbard bucked the trend, and in the process changed the face of the Western adventure. He grew up in a time and a place where the Old West, though fading, still lived. His unique knowledge of the frontier, of its ways and its people, made him an authentic voice of this unique American experience. Also includes the Western adventure Blood on His Spurs, in which two men have to find a way to end their feud . . . or pay a high price in blood and money.  "The sound effects are so spot on that at times during the gunfights you'll be dodging bullets, and on the trail rides you'll be dusting off the trail dust." --Yahoo Voices

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