Our American West: Volume 1: A Western Adventure Series

by Gary McCarthy

Embark on a thrilling journey through the captivating tales of the American West in the first volume of this gripping Western saga.In Our American West, Volume 1, readers are sure to discover humor, tragedy, and courage in every delightful story. Gary McCarthy has been writing about the American West for thirty years, and these are some of his favorite topics written—not for the expert or scholar, but for all the armchair admirers of things historically Western. Some of these exciting subjects are fairly well known, such as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. But even here, readers will discover things about these daring outlaws that they probably didn’t know.In this first volume, McCarthy tells tales of coyotes and burros, jackrabbits and mustangs—the "untamed ones" that are oh-so-very important threads in the rich and textured tapestry of our Western heritage. He reminisces on Black Bart, the gentle stagecoach robber and gentleman of Forty-Niners’ era California, who never robbed passengers but who humorously signed off as Po8 because he loved scribbling then leaving confounding doggerel for the frustrated lawman hounding his trail.Then comes along the beautiful and sultry Lola Montez, the famous "Spider Dancer"—a Comstock Lode sensation—and secretly Irish wife and shameless mistress of some of Europe’s richest noblemen. Charles Russell was famous for his art, but one of his dearest friends, Will Rogers, thought of him as an equally gifted storyteller. And what about "Bet a Million" Gates whose bold Texas wager transformed the entire face and future of the American West?In this fascinating and fun-to-read volume, readers will learn about explorers, adventurers, the famous and almost famous, and legends like Joaquin Murieta “The Ghost of Sonora.” Did he once live to ride and raid and was that really his pickled head in a jar that finally found rest after the Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake? On some pages, the line between fact and fiction blur—page by fascinating page.Grab your copy of this spell-binding Western adventure series today and get swept up in unique stories, detailing harrowing tales of the great American West!

121 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 9, 2012

About the author

Gary McCarthy is the author of fourteen American historical novels and thirty-four westerns published by many of New York's major publishing houses. He has over three million books in print and continues to research and write his Canyon Country novels.

Growing up with horses and living in California, Nevada and Arizona, Gary is well suited to writing about the American West. He received his B.S. degree in Animal Science and an M.S. in Agricultural Economics. He has a keen interest in Native American cultures, especially the Hopi, Navajo, Havasupai and Haulapai who live in Northern Arizona.

Gary and his wife Jane live in Arizona and have often ridden horses and hiked in the Kaibab and Coconino National Forests. Gary is always looking for new stories set in the American West and considers the research to be among his most favorite pursuits.

Reviews

[LUAYNE · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting read

This novel is a compilation of old west characters. Each character is given a short biography. This novel will appeal to old west trivia lovers.