western
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10 Best Western Stories – ebook
Zane Grey
American writer Zane Gray is a popular author of Western adventure novels, one of the „founding fathers” of this genre. From his pen came out over 60 books, many of which became subjects of Hollywood action movies. The collection includes action-packed adventure novels, which take place in the middle of the last century, in the midst of the gold rush. The multibook includes the most read novels of...Data dostępności:
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Under Western Eyes – ebook
Joseph Conrad
This novel is considered to be one of Conrad’s major works and in subject matter is close to The Secret Agent. It is also full of conflict about the historical failures of revolutionary movements and ideals. Razumov is a career-motivated young man, unwillingly trapped in a political situation. As he travel to Geneva (from St. Petersburg), brings hope that he is going to go back to his normal life,...Data dostępności:
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7 Best Western Stories – ebook
Max Brand
These are the legends of courageous people who conquered the vast expanses of the American Wild West. The heroes of Max Brand’s westerns are cowboys, gunfighters, sheriffs – the fearless conquerors of the Wild West, who made America their homeland and homeland. For example, the hero of the novel „The Night Horseman” – a brilliant scientist Randall Byrne, a man of remarkable intelligence but poor health,...Data dostępności:
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The Light of Western Stars – ebook
Zane Grey
Madeline Hammond wanted more out of life than the superficial glitter of New York society. So she bought a ranch near the turbulent Mexican frontier and ended up getting more than she’d ever bargained for-and most of it trouble! She has a lot to learn about running a ranch in frontier New Mexico, but there is no question in her mind that she has to intervene when Gene Stewart, a cowhand who risked...Data dostępności:
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Pogrzebowa sygnaturka. Spaghetti Western – ebook
Marek Pietrachowicz
„Pogrzebowa Sygnaturka” to historia osadzona w klimacie westernu. Oprócz krajobrazów Stanów Zjednoczonych XIX wieku ukazuje ówczesną sytuację polityczną, a także codzienne dylematy i tragedie mieszkańców. Opowieść intrygująca i tajemnicza, jak sama główna bohaterka. „Pogrzebowa Sygnaturka” to książka, której akcja rozgrywa się w Stanach Zjednoczonych, w okolicach wojny secesyjnej....Data dostępności:
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W blasku cynowych gwiazd – ebook
Krzysztof Cedro
Western Krisa Cedro. Są to ujęte w parodystyczny sposób przygody z retrospektywnymi odniesieniami kilku bohaterów żyjących w czasach Dzikiego Zachodu. A wszystko to w dość typowych dla tych realiów i gatunku, jakim jest western, awanturniczych sytuacjach. Takiego westernu na pewno nie było.Data dostępności:
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Speedys Bargain – ebook
Max Brand
Max Brand (Frederick Schiller Faust) is one of the greatest early Western writers who has been labeled „one of the top three Western novelists of all time” and „Speedy’s Bargain” is one of 9 „Speedy” stories that have seen print in various collections. „Speedy’s Bargain” features „Speedy,” Brand’s atypical western man of action who carries no gun and relies on his wits and psychological insights to...Data dostępności:
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The Return of the Rancher – ebook
Max Brand
Accused, tried, and convicted of robbery and murder that he did not commit, Jim Seton rotted in jail for five long years. Although the townspeople said he was lucky not to hang, that wasn’t how Jim saw it. He didn’t take kindly to being railroaded. Now he was free and ready. He was an innocent man who’d been sent to hell, and he was ready, willing, and able to return the favor. „The Return of the Rancher...Data dostępności:
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His Back Against the Wall – ebook
Max Brand
„Bad News for Bad Men” is an excellent classic story by the incomparable Max Brand (Frederick Faust). Great read with Max’s leading off to unexpected places with characters you come to know personally. Max leads the reader to characters bigger than life, they come to life as people we wish we knew personally. People who deal with life by taking an active part instead of just observing as it passes...Data dostępności:
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Happy Jack – ebook
Max Brand
If you enjoy a fast moving western dealing with vengeance and well-deserved payback, you’ll like „Happy Jack” (1936) by Max Brand. One bullet was all it took to change Jack Anderson from a carefree boy into a hunted man. The plot is well constructed with well drawn subsidiary characters and provides a number of interesting twists and turns. The journey is the entertaining part. Highly recommended,...Data dostępności:
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