Son of an Outlaw: A Western Story

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The orphaned son of an infamous outlaw is chosen to inherit a wealthy ranch, but not if the ranch owners jealous brother exposes the boys true heritage!
Black Jack Hollis was a daring outlaw before he was shot down. In the wake of his death, its discovered that Hollis left behind an infant son. Elizabeth Cornish, co-owner of the Cornish Ranch alongside her brother, Vance, takes it upon herself to raise the child as her own.
Elizabeth names the boy Terry Colby and gives Terry a fictitious aristocratic background, believing the way the boy is raised will determine the man he will become. But Vance is convinced that Terry is destined to become an outlaw himself, and that it will be impossible to overcome the lawlessness that runs in his blood.
Vance only cares for the finer things in life, and he believes that his sister will leave the prosperous ranch to him when she dies. However, Elizabeth informs her brother that on Terrys twenty-fifth birthday, he will become the sole heir of the Cornish Ranch. Vance will stop at nothing to sabotage his sisters plans and ensure he will inherit the familys wealth, even if it means inviting a famous lawman to Terrys birthday party the man who shot Black Jack Hollis!
Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction that takes place in the old West. Westernsbooks about outlaws, sheriffs, chiefs and warriors, cowboys and Indiansare a genre in which we publish regularly. Our list includes international bestselling authors like Zane Gray and Louis LAmour, and many more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

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Brand practices his art to something like perfection. The New York Times

"Max Brand is the Shakespeare of the Western range."
Kirkus Reviews
Brand practices his art to something like perfection. The New York Times

"Max Brand is the Shakespeare of the Western range."
Kirkus Reviews

Author Bio

Max Brand is the best-known pen name of Frederick Faust, creator of such beloved characters as Destry and Dr. Kildare, among others. Eighty motion pictures and many radio and television programs have been based on his work. Faust went to Italy as a war correspondent during World War II after the United States entered the conflict, and he was killed during a night attack on a hilltop village held by the German army. His literary output was so prolific during his life that he averaged three new books per year for seventy-five years, including many years after his death.