Jeff Ardell was a peaceful man and a friend of Big Ben Shortt. But when Shortt got land-greedy and brought in the merciless hired guns to murder the shirt-tail ranchers, Ardell strapped on his Colt 44 and led the homesteaders into WAR IN SANDOVAL COUNTY.
A HARD-HITTING NOVEL OF RANGE WARFARE ON THE HIGH PRAIRE
One of America's greatest Western storytellers, Wayne D. Overholser was born September 4, 1906 in Pomeroy, Washington and died August 27, 1996 in Boulder, Colorado. Overholser won the 1953 First Spur Award for best novel for Lawman using the pseudonym Lee Leighton. In 1955 he won the 1954 (second) Spur Award for The Violent Land. He also used the pseudonyms John S. Daniels, Dan J. Stevens and Joseph Wayne.
Learn more about the author on his website: www.waynedoverholser.
Praise for Wayne D. Overholser
"Wayne D. Overholser is one of the greatest western novelists in American history. Every one of his books were researched for historical accuracy and realism. His books are a treasure."—Dick Symonds
"Overholser's Westerns will cast a spell over you that you'll remember for a long time!"—Beaumont Journal (The Judas Gun)
"Overholser's Westerns will cast a spell over you that you’ll remember for a long time!”—Beaumont Journal (The Violent Land)
“Wayne D. Overholser writes a true Western…a story that is impossible to put down!”—New York Times Book Review (The Violent Land)