Max Brand

The exciting tale of a young gambler, a horse, and the bond that will change the both of them forever. Hoping to make a man out of him, Alfred Larribee's father sends his son to live with his cousin's family out West. Alfred is lazy and listless, and spends his early days there drinking, gambling, and doing everything he can to avoid his share of work. Everything changes with the appearance of Sky Blue, a magnificent stallion that seemingly can't...

In "The Law Dodger of Windy Creek" (first published in 1932), Sam Leader, wrongly imprisoned for murder, escapes to confront the man who could prove him innocent. "Trail of the Eagle" (1933) is the tense tale of Barney Dwyer, who helps Len Peary escape from jail only to become a wanted man and the target of Peary's gang. In the title story (1932), Speedy is a young loner who outwits even the deadliest man without the use of a gun. But he cannot resist...

Hired to impersonate a man who wants to know why he has been summoned to the family home of a person he was accused of killing years earlier, Ned Rippon befriends a family member and struggles to discover whether his targets or his employer are trustworthy.

An unrivaled collection features stories from the most famous masters of Western fiction, including Louis L'Amour's The Trail to Crazy, which was the basis for the movie of the same name, and Max Brand's Jargan, which contains never-before-published material.