This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this anthology are either products of the authors’ imaginations or are used fictitiously.
A CENTURY OF GREAT WESTERN STORIES
Copyright © 2000 by John Jakes
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
A century of great Western stories / edited by John Jakes.
p. cm.
“A Tom Doherty Associates book.”
Includes bibliographical references.
eISBN: 978-1-250-20590-2
1. Western stories. 2. Frontier and pioneer life—West (U.S.)—Fiction. 3. West (U.S.)
—Social life and customs—Fiction. I. Jakes, John, 1932–
PS648.W4 C46 2000
813’.087408—dc21
99-462096