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Blood Of The Breed
A LAWLESS CLAN
Ike Banner had suffered a great deal of pain in his life, and had always come through it. But nothing could match the pain his three sons caused him. Just as he had in life, Ike was determined to curb his sons’ wrongheadedness after his death. He was sure he had been fair in his will, and had done right by his claimed, and unclaimed, sons.
What Ike Banner couldn’t control was the fury of thwarted dreams and the violence born of hate and jealousy. For the land that had bred a sort of rough, frontier morality in Ike had destroyed the same morality in his sons. In its place festered a fierce need to possess—if not by right of sweat, then by right of blood—and to defend what was theirs by any means that came to hand—a bullwhip, a torch, or a shotgun.
Ike Banner had suffered a great deal of pain in his life, and had always come through it. But nothing could match the pain his three sons caused him. Just as he had in life, Ike was determined to curb his sons’ wrongheadedness after his death. He was sure he had been fair in his will, and had done right by his claimed, and unclaimed, sons.
What Ike Banner couldn’t control was the fury of thwarted dreams and the violence born of hate and jealousy. For the land that had bred a sort of rough, frontier morality in Ike had destroyed the same morality in his sons. In its place festered a fierce need to possess—if not by right of sweat, then by right of blood—and to defend what was theirs by any means that came to hand—a bullwhip, a torch, or a shotgun.
352 pages, Hardcover
First published November 1, 1982
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 4, 2018
A Large Ranch/Indian Town Family at Over Inheritance
TVO has penned a western about a family that settled in the Mountains near Navajo Territory. The family of settled inter married with the Indians. The ranch grew and prospered. The children, white, navajo and mixed were left the ranch. One brother tried to murder two of his brother to take control of the ranch. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
TVO has penned a western about a family that settled in the Mountains near Navajo Territory. The family of settled inter married with the Indians. The ranch grew and prospered. The children, white, navajo and mixed were left the ranch. One brother tried to murder two of his brother to take control of the ranch. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
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