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A Man Named Yuma / Blizzard Pass
Son of an Apache chief and a captured white woman, Yuma was an outcast from two worlds. His destiny is to meet up with the murdering brother who betrayed him in A Man from Yuma. In a lonely ghost town called Thirty Mile, a bitter wind was bearing down. The last stagecoach just checked into the post, delivering a band of desperate men out for revenge in Blizzard Pass.
- GenresWesterns
320 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published July 1, 1996
About the author
Theodore V. Olsen
75 books8 followersTheodore Victor Olsen (April 25, 1932 in Rhinelander, Wisconsin – July 13, 1993 in Rhinelander) was an American western fiction author.
Olsen's family immigrated from Norway in 1901. Theodore Olsen was born on April 25, 1932 in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. He went to school in Rhinelander and began to write in high school. He began a western novel at that time. Olsen went to college in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He finally finished his novel, Haven of the Hunted, and it was published in 1956. Olsen also began to sell western stories to pulp magazines at this time. Though Olsen would occasionally travel west, he lived his whole life in Rhinelander and would use exhaustive research to help accurately portray scenes of the west in his stories.
Olsen was married to fellow western fiction author Beverly Butler.
Olsen died in Rhinelander on July 13, 1993, and several works were published posthumously.
Much of T.V. Olsen's family still lives in the Rhinelander region. They own a 300-acre (1.2 sq km) ranch with a century old farm house and dairy barn.
Olsen's family immigrated from Norway in 1901. Theodore Olsen was born on April 25, 1932 in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. He went to school in Rhinelander and began to write in high school. He began a western novel at that time. Olsen went to college in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He finally finished his novel, Haven of the Hunted, and it was published in 1956. Olsen also began to sell western stories to pulp magazines at this time. Though Olsen would occasionally travel west, he lived his whole life in Rhinelander and would use exhaustive research to help accurately portray scenes of the west in his stories.
Olsen was married to fellow western fiction author Beverly Butler.
Olsen died in Rhinelander on July 13, 1993, and several works were published posthumously.
Much of T.V. Olsen's family still lives in the Rhinelander region. They own a 300-acre (1.2 sq km) ranch with a century old farm house and dairy barn.
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May 1, 2018
Two Westerns For the Price of One/1st - Indians/2nd - Outlaws
A Man Named Yuma - A western about a man who was half white and half Apache who becomes involved in saving the survivors of a stagecoach massacre. The man know as Yuma leads them to safety until they reveal and blame him for their predicament. This is an excellent read for the genre......DEHS
Blizzard Pass - A western about a past robbery, finding the money and escaping. 6 men perform a robbery. 5 men are identified and go into hiding. The 6th hired the money, sends for his family and then becomes a Way Station Operator. Years later the man is found. This is an excellent read for the genre......DEHS
A Man Named Yuma - A western about a man who was half white and half Apache who becomes involved in saving the survivors of a stagecoach massacre. The man know as Yuma leads them to safety until they reveal and blame him for their predicament. This is an excellent read for the genre......DEHS
Blizzard Pass - A western about a past robbery, finding the money and escaping. 6 men perform a robbery. 5 men are identified and go into hiding. The 6th hired the money, sends for his family and then becomes a Way Station Operator. Years later the man is found. This is an excellent read for the genre......DEHS
May 9, 2016
Not as enjoyable as most Western novels I have read. Two shorter novels in one but again paced slow and just had a difficult time getting into the story and characters.
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