Branded Outlaw: A Tale of Wild Hearts in the Wild West (Western Short Stories Collection) - Softcover

"In the grand tradition of Louis L'Amour."
--Audio World

"In the grand tradition of Louis L'Amour." --Audio World

"Shoot-'em-up action, bad bad guys, heroes cut from the
cloth of classic Western heroes, true love, and the final resolution
as law and order and justice triumph."
--KLIATT

"In the grand tradition of Louis L'Amour."
--Audio World

"Grades 7-10 -This reissue of a pulp-fiction Western from the 1930s, one in a series of many, has all the cliches required at the time for a successful shoot-'em-up. Lee Weston is a gunslinger from Wyoming who comes to town at the behest of his father, who sends word that he is having trouble with the local big-money character named Dodge. Lee arrives just in time to learn of Pa's death, and now he is riding hard to find the mangy dog who shot him. Along the way, he meets and falls for Dodge's beautiful daughter, so there is a bit of Romeo and Juliet woven in as Weston fights off the bad guys and tries to win the girl. In less than 100 pages there is a lot of action, blazing 45s, and cowpoke language. The glossary of period terms and phrases, a history of pulp fiction, and the biography of Hubbard are a big part of this book's attraction. Put "Branded Outlaw" in the hands of reluctant readers. The fact that they know exactly what to expect and that the characters are simple and straightforward can be a bonus for them." -School Library Journal

"This reissue of a pulp-fiction Western from the 1930s, one in a series of many, has all the cliches required at the time for a successful shoot-'em-up. Lee Weston is a gunslinger from Wyoming who comes to town at the behest of his father, who sends word that he is having trouble with the local big-money character named Dodge. Lee arrives just in time to learn of Pa's death, and now he is riding hard to find the mangy dog who shot him. Along the way, he meets and falls for Dodge's beautiful daughter, so there is a bit of Romeo and Juliet woven in as Weston fights off the bad guys and tries to win the girl. In less than 100 pages there is a lot of action, blazing 45s, and cowpoke language. The glossary of period terms and phrases, a history of pulp fiction, and the biography of Hubbard are a big part of this book's attraction. Put "Branded Outlaw" in the hands of reluctant readers. The fact that they know exactly what to expect and that the characters are simple and straightforward can be a bonus for them." School Library Journal "

"In the grand tradition of Louis L Amour." Audio World"

"Hubbard appears to have possessed the flair of greats Louis L Amour and Zane Grey when recounting wild west encounters." The Sanford Herald"

Gunslinger Lee Weston arrives in town to help his father in his disagreement with wealthy, powerful Mr. Dodge, only to discover that his father is dead, and his search for the killer is complicated by his attraction to Dodge's daughter.