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Quicktrigger (LIN)
- GenresWesterns
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First published January 1, 1963
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Gordon D. Shirreffs
179 books9 followersGordon Donald Shirreffs was an American author of Western and young adult novels.
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May 8, 2022
When I was growing up, the Saturday movie at the neighborhood theater was frequently a western. They were very exciting. As I grew older, they became less popular. Western novels were considered pulp fiction and were ignored by most of the adult readers that I knew.
Louis L'Amour changed that. He proved that a good western novel could be as exciting and engaging as any other kind of novel. When my mother ran out of other large print novels to read at the public library, she tried frontier fiction writers like Gordon D. Shirreffs.
Shirreffs is a good story teller. In Quicktrigger, Texas ranger Lane Forbes is willing to take on seven-to-one odds to avenge a fellow ranger. Foolish, yes, but fascinating. The only problem that I had with it was Lane's unwillingness to tell the truth to people who really needed to know. Lying as a means to deal with a difficult situation may sound noble, but it is not wise. As seen in this story, it can also endanger your life.
Louis L'Amour changed that. He proved that a good western novel could be as exciting and engaging as any other kind of novel. When my mother ran out of other large print novels to read at the public library, she tried frontier fiction writers like Gordon D. Shirreffs.
Shirreffs is a good story teller. In Quicktrigger, Texas ranger Lane Forbes is willing to take on seven-to-one odds to avenge a fellow ranger. Foolish, yes, but fascinating. The only problem that I had with it was Lane's unwillingness to tell the truth to people who really needed to know. Lying as a means to deal with a difficult situation may sound noble, but it is not wise. As seen in this story, it can also endanger your life.
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