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Author
Clark, Walter Van Tilberg
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Descriptors
Lynching
Murder
Rustling
Suicide
Vigilantism
Westerns-Historical
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Location/Setting:
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Time Period:
1880s
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Summary
Trail hands Art Croft and Gil Carter arrive at the local bar in Bridger's Wells, Nevada when the news is shared that cattle have been stolen and a man has been shot dead. The locals decide to form a posse and go after the criminals. Eventually three innocent men are hanged and two others who are part of the posse commit suicide.
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Critique
Classic western story.
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# of Pages
309
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Published
1940
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Formats
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Reviewer's Initials: ED
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