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Canyon of the Gun
Some men kill for gold. In the dry Southwest, they kill for water. In the fight between rival ranchers Major Jeffrey Dembrow and Jared Gault for precious Blue Horse Spring, a gun makes Dembrow the winner -- and leaves Gault a lifeless lump in the mud. Young Calem Gault stands rooted and dumb as the fatal shot claims his father. But the cruel verdict of a wayward justice jolts Calem out of his shameful paralysis, and a mounting fury has its way with his heart. You got to live by something, call it right or wrong. Calem has only that to start with -- and the sure knowledge that he's got to kill Major Jeffrey Dembrow.
229 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1965
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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August 19, 2019
Probably might consider this a routine Western revenge tale but the author draws vivid characterizations and fills the book out with wall-to-wall action, maintaining a fast pace throughout.
Enjoyable read.
I'd recommend this to long-time fans of Western novels. You can't do much better than T. V. Olsen.
Enjoyable read.
I'd recommend this to long-time fans of Western novels. You can't do much better than T. V. Olsen.
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