Stampede County

Stampede County

<b>A shot in the dark…</b><br /><br />O’Connor, a lone wanderer of the plains, finds himself rescuing an old man and his daughter from being driven out of their frontier town, Stampede, by land-grabbers. <br /><br />The Sorensen family duo have been circulating a newspaper around the settlement since they arrived.<br /><br />They are eager to raise the profile of Kiowa rights to land, but it also lead to them ruffling the feathers of those who would rather the truth remain hidden. <br /><br />Murder, corruption, mutiny and greed all come up against the fight for truth, justice, diplomacy and peace.<br /><br />O’Connor has blood links to the Kiowa tribe, but is that enough for trust to be built between them? <br /><br />Will the Kiowa and the white man fight against each other in the end, or side by side?<br /><br />Can peace be restored to <em>Stampede County</em> before more heads stop lead? <br /><br /><em>Stampede County</em> is a gritty, atmospheric western that would be perfect for fans of Zane Grey and Larry McMurty.<br /><br /><h2>Praise for Gordon Landsborough</h2><br /><br />'A punchy tale coupled with plenty of action - an engaging read!' - <b>Philip McCormac</b>, bestselling western author<br /><br /><b>Gordon Landsborough</b> (1913-1984) was a publisher, author and bookseller. Writing tales about the exploits of gun-toting cowboys fighting out on the arid sands of the Wild West, Landsborough was himself a pioneering in the English paperback publishing world of the 1950s. He was widely known amongst his peers as the ‘maverick publishing genius’. His other western adventures include <em>Battle at Broken Knee</em>, <em>Flaming Frontier</em>, <em>Union Soldier</em>, <em>The Stolen Bounty</em> and <em>Secret of the Cannon</em>.