Ernest Haycox: 11 books

Man in the Saddle tells the story of a small-time rancher resisting the efforts of a ranching magnate bent on buying him out and, when that fails, squeezing him out of business by any means possible. When pushed to the wall, the hero is forced to resort to gun-play in an attempt to secure his livelihood...

Ernest Haycox was a prolific writer of Western fiction, and a best-selling author of the early 20th century. His 1937 story, 'Stage to Lordsburg', was adapted two years later by John Ford into the movie Stagecoach, which featured John Wayne in his breakout role. Many of the Western stories, particularly...

Best known for his western stories, Ernest Haycox branched out into other genres as well. This is a story of pirates fish pirates, that is!

NACHT ÜBER GUNLOCK, zusammengestellt und herausgegeben von Christian Dörge, versammelt 40 erstklassige Western-Erzählungen US-amerikanischen Spitzen-Autoren und -Autorinnen, u.a. von Louis L'Amour, Gordon D. Shirreffs, Judy Alter, Ernest Haycox, Jeffrey M. Wallmann, Ray Hogan, Elmore Leonard, Gary...

Eleanor Warren ist in den einsamen Grenzforts des Westens aufgewachsen. Als sie nach dreijähriger Abwesenheit zum Regiment ihres Vaters nach Arizona zurückkehrt, fühlt sie sich sofort wieder gefangen vom Geist jener Männer, die in der Wüste - fern von den Bequemlichkeiten des normalen Lebens...

Frank Goodnight kam nach Sherman City, um einen Mann zu töten – den Mann, der seine Schwester verführt und ermordet hatte.Er ritt mitten hinein in eine Schießerei.Und da sah er plötzlich das grinsende Gesicht jenes Mannes, den er suchte.Goodnight hätte ihn in diesem Augenblick töten können....

This cross country running story is my least favorite so far from the great western writer. Recommended only for the true Haycox fanboy.

Grant is an neutral observer in a range war. But can he remain neutral? And how does this stranger who has wandered into his inn figure into it?

Manifest Destiny at work in this tale of settlers in Oregon fighting off desperate Indians.

Tom Darrah stumbles into a snowbound camp, and find three parties of men arguing over who is reponsible for murder.

Rube Mamerock owns the Ox Bow, the biggest ranch in Terese County--but he's old, with no heir. He's decided to leave the ranch to Sam Trago, his top hand--but Trago is murdered--leaving the two baddest men to fight over the ranch. And into the situation rides two drifters...