The Sixth Rider (A Double d Western) - Hardcover

McCoy, Max

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385414951 ISBN 13: 9780385414951

Publisher: Doubleday, 1991

Synopsis

Tells the story of the legendary Dalton gang through the eyes of the youngest brother, Samuel Cole Dalton, whose protected youth leads to a life of crime, glory, and violence

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From the Publisher

"They were kin to the infamous James and Younger clans--the hard-riding, hard-shooting Dalton boys of Kansas, sired by a drunk, raised a Bible-believing mama, scratched to survive in a West being tamed by the law. Samuel Coleman Dalton was the youngest, and at the age of thirteen he had dreams of an honest life. But one day an older brother was gunned down in cold blood, and Sam vowed to track down the coward who's pulled the trigger. The trail of vengeance led straight into Indian Territory, and young Sam grew up fast, gaining a reputation and a name: the Choctaw Kid. When at last he rejoined his older brothers, the legendary Dalton Gang was born, cutting a violent trail in search of riches and renown that led to a last-stand showdown in the Dalton's hometown, where the outlaw band--surrounded, outnumbered, outgunned--faced death by hanging . . . or death from flying lead.

"I grew up in Coffeyville, site of the Dalton raid. I have put my fingers in the bullet holes in the storefronts. This book is REAL. Max McCory is one of the finest of today's new crop of western writers."--Don Coldsmith, author of Track Of The Bear

About the Author

Max McCoy is an award-winning author and journalist. He's written four original Indiana Jones adventures for Lucasfilm, the critically acclaimed thriller The Moon Pool, and the Hellfire western noir trilogy. Damnation Road, the last book in the trilogy, won the 2011 Spur Award from the Western Writers of America for Best Novel. Hellfire Canyon, the first book in the trilogy, also won the Spur and was named a Kansas Notable Book. Max wrote the novelization for Steven Spielberg's epic miniseries, Into the West. His books have been published by Random House, Simon and Schuster, and Kensington. He teaches at Emporia State University. Praise for Max McCoy “McCoy at his best, proving himself once again as a master of his craft.” —USA Today Best-selling Author Ralph Cotton (A Breed Apart) "Not only has McCoy captured Twain's voice with consummate skill, his account of Jesse's life is more compelling than the outlaw's manufactured legend. A brilliantly crafted look at two of our best-known icons." —Fred Bean, author of Black Gold and Eden (Jesse)

Edition details

• Publisher: Doubleday
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385414951
• ISBN 13: 9780385414951
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 182