Buck Peters, Ranchman (Illustrated)

Buck Peters is one of the good guys -- sort of. And even if he's not a straight-laced, law-abiding citizen all the time, he's a pal of Hoppy's, and that's good enough. Buck wants to settle down. He buys a Montana ranch and almost immediately runs afoul of enough bad guys to fill a buckboard. Seems like most everybody in Montana wants the very land Buck's ranch sits on! Like there's not enough land in Montana to go around! Jeez. Buck fends off the bad guys well enough until they gang up on his from all sides. He calls in his pal, Hopalong, and the fireworks start, just like you knew they would.

Clarence E. Mulford (3 February 1883-10 May 1956) was the author of Hopalong Cassidy, written in 1907. He wrote it in Fryeburg, Maine, United States, and the many stories and 28 novels were followed by radio, feature film, television, and comic book versions. Clarence was born in Streator, Illinois. He died of complications from surgery in Portland, Maine. Mulford set aside much of his money from his books for local charities.