Sundown by Michael Zimmer
Most of the ranchers around Sand Creek had brought cattle up from Texas when free grass opened in Nebraska. It was tough, but eventually Ben Wyatt's Bar-W and the other ranches began to prosper. And so did the shantytown of Sand Creek. The town's old sod buildings were replaced by plank structures and the riffraff that seemed to thrive in the lawlessness of a hide-town gave way to honest merchants. Its very existence depended upon the cattle business. When the ranches hurt, Sand Creek hurt-and the ranches were hurting bad in 1876. The discovery of gold in nearby Black Hills brought thousands of people to the area and soon put a strain on the food supply. At first, there were random rustlings. But now it was no longer just a few head stolen to feed a mining camp. The thievery was too widespread-there had to be some kind of organization behind it. So the Cattlemen's Association hired Luke Howard and several others to put a stop to it, using whatever means they had to employ to get the job done This stark, realistic portrait of Nebraska in the 1870's recreates a time and place where some of the villains carried sidearms but the real crooks packed fountain pens. -Booklist
Zimmer, Michael: - Michael Zimmer grew up on a small Colorado horse ranch, and began to break and train horses for spending money while still in high school. An American history enthusiast from a very early age, he has done extensive research on the Old West. Zimmer is the author of several previous novels. His work has been praised by Library Journal, Booklist, and Publishers Weekly among others. Zimmer s City of Rocks (Five Star, 2012) was chosen by Booklist as one of the top ten Western novels of 2012. His recent publication of The Poacher s Daughter (Five Star, 2014) received a starred Booklist review that stated all westerns should be this good and was selected as the winner of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Western Heritage Wrangler Award for Outstanding Western Novel (2015). Zimmer now resides in Utah with his wife Vanessa, and two dogs. Learn more by visiting his website at www.michael-zimmer.com. Watch for his next Five Star Western novels, The Rusted Sun and Billy Pinto s War.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781611733907 |
| ISBN 10 | 1611733901 |
| Title | Sundown |
| Author | Michael Zimmer |
| Series | Center Point Premier Western |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Center Point |
| Year published | 2012-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 421 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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