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Guns on the prairie / by David Robbins.
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- ISBN: 9780451472908 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 293 p. ; 18 cm
- Publisher: New York : Signet, 2015.
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| Subject: | Impostors and imposture > West (U.S.) > Fiction. Marshals > West (U.S.) > Fiction. West (U.S.) > History > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Western stories. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | PB Robbi | 31681002526671 | PBK WES | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A notorious conman who makes a living impersonating people, Alonzo Pratt gets into hot water when he passes himself off as a lawman and is recruited by no-nonsense U.S. Federal Deputy Marshal Jacob Stone to hunt down the Cal Grissom gang, the most notorious outlaws in the territory. By the author of Badlanders. Original. - Baker & Taylor
Alonzo Pratt, a con artist masquerading as a United States marshal, is corraled into helping marshall Jacob Stone in tracking down a gang of murderous thieves, and finds himself in the middle of a Sioux war. - Penguin Putnam
In this Western novel by the author of Badlanders, a con man's ruse casts him in the role of heroic lawman...
THE GREAT PRETENDER
Alonzo Pratt, alias Robert Grant, has always survived by his wits, working his way up from petty pickpocket to polished con artist. Saddlebags bulging with disguises, he is a master impersonator, whether limping in a Civil War uniform or toting a Bible dressed in black. On occasion, a tin star pinned to his vest is just the ticket to winning the trust of his innocent marks.
When Federal Marshal Jacob Stone happens to come across another lawman while taking in a wounded prisoner, heâs grateful for some assistance. And when he hears tell that Cal Grissomâs gang is roaming these parts, he enlists Deputy Grant to help him track down the thieves. But he does wonder why his new partner seems soâ¦reluctant.
Alonzo never planned to join a manhunt. But now heâs shooting Sioux and rescuing an outlawâs gorgeous daughter. His disguise may have fooled the marshal, but it wonât stop lead⦠- Random House, Inc.
In this Western novel by the author of Badlanders, a con man's ruse casts him in the role of heroic lawman...
THE GREAT PRETENDER
Alonzo Pratt, alias Robert Grant, has always survived by his wits, working his way up from petty pickpocket to polished con artist. Saddlebags bulging with disguises, he is a master impersonator, whether limping in a Civil War uniform or toting a Bible dressed in black. On occasion, a tin star pinned to his vest is just the ticket to winning the trust of his innocent marks.
When Federal Marshal Jacob Stone happens to come across another lawman while taking in a wounded prisoner, heâs grateful for some assistance. And when he hears tell that Cal Grissomâs gang is roaming these parts, he enlists Deputy Grant to help him track down the thieves. But he does wonder why his new partner seems soâ¦reluctant.
Alonzo never planned to join a manhunt. But now heâs shooting Sioux and rescuing an outlawâs gorgeous daughter. His disguise may have fooled the marshal, but it wonât stop leadâ¦
