Memory is a dangerous thing…
In the shambles of the stricken, defeated South, lawless men saw an opportunity to seize power they did not deserve.
These men had fought on no side in the Civil War, but had instead battened on the defenceless old people left at home.
One such unscrupulous man, Reuben Slatt, along with his ragged scallawag followers, had a better idea.
Why not adopt the flag of the victors and take over and run a town... for their own benefit?
Why not bleed the town dry and shoot as traitors any Southerner who dared lift a hand against them?
A great idea in theory. But trouble lay ahead…
One man was not willingly to simply stand by and see defenceless people exploited and murdered. A man of resource and high courage. A man who was unafraid to use a gun for a just cause, with the charisma and motivation to encourage others to do the same.
And yet this man knew nothing about himself. He could not even remember which side he had fought on in the Civil War, for he had lost his memory.
Will this mysterious figure bring justice to the west?
'A punchy tale coupled with plenty of action - an engaging read!' – Philip McCormac, bestselling western author
Gordon Landsborough (1913-1984) was a publisher, author and bookseller. Writing tales about the exploits of gun-toting cowboys fighting out on the arid sands of the Wild West, Landsborough was himself a pioneering in the English paperback publishing world of the 1950s. He was widely known amongst his peers as the ‘maverick publishing genius’. His other western adventures include Fortress Jack Rides, Union Soldier, The Dog Men, The Fence Buster, The Stolen Bounty and Boss of the Diamond-O.
In the shambles of the stricken, defeated South, lawless men saw an opportunity to seize power they did not deserve.
These men had fought on no side in the Civil War, but had instead battened on the defenceless old people left at home.
One such unscrupulous man, Reuben Slatt, along with his ragged scallawag followers, had a better idea.
Why not adopt the flag of the victors and take over and run a town... for their own benefit?
Why not bleed the town dry and shoot as traitors any Southerner who dared lift a hand against them?
A great idea in theory. But trouble lay ahead…
One man was not willingly to simply stand by and see defenceless people exploited and murdered. A man of resource and high courage. A man who was unafraid to use a gun for a just cause, with the charisma and motivation to encourage others to do the same.
And yet this man knew nothing about himself. He could not even remember which side he had fought on in the Civil War, for he had lost his memory.
Will this mysterious figure bring justice to the west?
Praise for Gordon Landsborough
'A punchy tale coupled with plenty of action - an engaging read!' – Philip McCormac, bestselling western author
Gordon Landsborough (1913-1984) was a publisher, author and bookseller. Writing tales about the exploits of gun-toting cowboys fighting out on the arid sands of the Wild West, Landsborough was himself a pioneering in the English paperback publishing world of the 1950s. He was widely known amongst his peers as the ‘maverick publishing genius’. His other western adventures include Fortress Jack Rides, Union Soldier, The Dog Men, The Fence Buster, The Stolen Bounty and Boss of the Diamond-O.
