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Legend of a Gunfighter Kindle Edition

by Robert Vaughan (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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IN A BATTLE OF GOOD VERSUS EVIL, WHO WILL PREVAIL?

An action-packed, captivating western novel by bestselling author Robert Vaughan.

In 1885 Buck Elliot, already a legendary gunfighter, comes to Canyon Diablo, Arizona Territory, to aid a friend and several small, but honest ranchers who must deal with Nigel Smythe, a titled Englishman who is trying to build a fiefdom under the Mogollon Rim. Smythe has hired as many gunfighters as cowboys, using them to force the smaller ranchers out of business, but Buck who has been commissioned an Arizona Ranger by the governor, organizes the small ranchers to defend their rights. In a direct confrontation between Buck, his friends, and the outlaw army of Smythe, good prevails over evil.

A little more than forty years later Buck Elliot, a still-living iconic gunfighter of the Old West, comes to Hollywood to be a technical consultant for LEGEND OF A GUNFIGHTER, a movie about his life. He discovers that the star of the movie, Clive Malone, is more interested in playing himself than he is in portraying the true story. Buck enlists the aid of Ernest Haycox, author of the book from which the movie is to be taken, and they try to get the studio to bring the picture more into line with the truth.

If you like William W. Johnstone and George P. Cosmatos’s Tombstone, you will be engrossed in this unputdownable western.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07L6Q4KMV
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wolfpack Publishing (December 12, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 12, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3729 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 296 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #584,822 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #851 in Contemporary Western Fiction
- #1,731 in Western Fiction Classics
- #10,178 in Westerns (Books)

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Robert Vaughan

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Robert Vaughan sold his first book when he was 19. That was 57 years and nearly 500 books ago. He wrote the novelization for the mini series Andersonville. Vaughan wrote, produced, and appeared in the History Channel documentary Vietnam Homecoming.

His books have hit the NYT bestseller list seven times. He has won the Spur Award, the PORGIE Award (Best Paperback Original), the Western Fictioneers Lifetime Achievement Award, received the Readwest President's Award for Excellence in Western Fiction, is a member of the American Writers Hall of Fame and is a Pulitzer Prize nominee.

Vaughn is also a retired army officer, helicopter pilot with three tours in Vietnam. And received the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Purple Heart, The Bronze Star with three oak leaf clusters, the Air Medal for valor with 35 oak leaf clusters, the Army Commendation Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry. More from Robert Vaughan at http://www.robortvaughan.com and https://www.facebook.com/robert.vaughan.773

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Being a long time follower of Mr. Robert Vaughan enticed me to read this novel and it definitely was the right choice. I wasn't sure she the story skipped from the past to a current day performance, but once I began I could not put the book aside. The story only intensified my interest the more I read. There is enough speculation to maintain any reader's attention from beginning to end.

Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2019

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Anything less than five stars would be disgraceful for a book of this magnitude. Buck, and his compadres, fed grab the reader's undivided attention, leaving little room for anything but high expectations. There is enough excitement to pacify the most decisive desired of all readers.
I was more th a satisfied with the author's selections of characters, as they were perfectly suited for their assigned roles. Smythe, the assigned "villain," definitely played his assignment as well as anyone. Too the stories were family-friendly and wholesome. Too, the assigned storylines were perfectly assigned and there were very impressively detailed and descriptive.
The mentioning of some real movie, and American folklore legends, definitely enhanced my interest to continue in-depth interest throughout the entire story. I, without hesitation, recommend this very compassionate masterpiece, to anyone attuned to old western folklore adventures, as there is enough excitement and gunplay to satisfy anyone's desire. Too, the anticipation and entertainment never ceased to maintain my interest. Give this book a try, as I can assure you, it will certainly be an exceptionally talented and heartwarming experience for any reader, regardless of your normal preferences.

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David B. Graves

The story is well written.

Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2019

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The author was able to weave a plausible story together involving two time periods approximately 40 years apart, both periods involving the main character, Buck Elliott. Very well done.

Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2019

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True page turner. The characters are well developed and the story told with believable depths. I'm add this author on to my favorites list

Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2019

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This was a good Western, but not particularly great. A kind of different idea switching back and forth between the actual adventures of a legendary gunfighter and the later making of an early motion picture of his life and how the movie differed from the actual circumstances. To me, the actual gunfighter was a little too good and got in and out of situations a little too easily. Just not enough realism in the story. But, still not a bad read.

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Arne Pedersen

Good mix of old and new wild west!.

Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2019

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At first I thought it was going to be abook about making a western movie , but when the plot unfolded, it was entertaining and exciting jumping from the old days to somewhat more modern times, telling two stories at the same time..I can recommend it as a good read.

Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2022

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I enjoyed the character. Nice all around story. I hope to see more books to read of the Buck Elliot character.

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Joe Corso

Very Different But Enjoyable Western

Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2019

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This western must have been a challenge for Robert Vaughan to write. The story line shifts from the past to the present Hollywood and a movie being made of the main character's life, The script emulates his past deeds, but as he always does. Vaughan has managed to write a very different but enjoyable western.

Joe Corso
Author of Shootout in Cheyenne

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2018

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good story not great .didn't care for going from 1885 to 1933. he has written better books than this one.

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