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Camp Houston wanders the plains of the Old West, tracking a band of wily outlaws who viciously shot and killed his best friend John Calloway and two companions in cold blood
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After completing a cattle drive to Kansas, five of the trail hands ambush, rob, and shoot the three bosses as they ride back to Texas to deliver the drive's cash proceeds. All die but Joe Plenty. Although he loses an arm and a leg, his memory is intact as he fills in Camp Houston, a seasoned cowboy turned gunfighter, on the details of the men who betrayed them. Camp then promises to track down and kill all five men. Camp, a meticulous planner and practical man on the trail, washes his clothes in a stream, carries jugs of precooked restaurant chili, and doesn't sleep under trees (to avoid bird droppings). He seems to have friends wherever he finds himself, who help him or at least do not hinder his task of rounding up and doing away with the bad cowboys. A bit of history on the Texas Rangers, American quarter horses, and Grimsley pack saddles is thrown in as part of the bargain. A straightforward cowboy tale that's a breeze to read. Jennifer Henderson
Review
"With Houston, Doug Bowman takes his rightful place as one of or greatest Western novelists."--Mike Roarke, author of Solid Drums
"A pulse-pounding Texas novel, to rank with Streets of Laredo."--Ralph W. Cotton, author of Cost of Killing
"An unforgettable book by one of today's best Western writters."--Porter Wagoner, country music entertainer
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- PublisherForge
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0312862466
- ISBN 13 9780312862466
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages286
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Houston
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Forge, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1998
ISBN 10: 0312862466
ISBN 13: 9780312862466
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. R4 - DJ has light shelfwear. Two sealed tears at top end of DJ back cover. Tiny stain on back board cover. Text is clean and bright. Sound binding. 286 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # MC1403BB
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Houston
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Forge, New York, 1998
ISBN 10: 0312862466
ISBN 13: 9780312862466
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. I4 - DJ and book have light shelf wear otherwise fine. Trail boss John Calloway and two of his faithful companions have been robbed and shot to pieces in Kansas gully by the same five drovers who had helped them deliver a large herd of cattle to the rails. When. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # EC1683BB
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Houston
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Tom Doherty Assoc,, New York, 1998
ISBN 10: 0312862466
ISBN 13: 9780312862466
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First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 286pp. Tight. No names or other markings. Fine in Fine, unclipped d/j in jacket protector. Seller Inventory # 123511
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