Books with author James B Hendryx

In the notorious colony of outlaws on Halfaday Creek, every newcomer draws his name out of a tin can, and old Cush at the saloon keeps more money in his safe than most banks ever see. Tough, cagey Black John Smith maintains law and order in the district, and in dispensing justice he never forgets the value of money.In this high-spirited, action-loaded series of stories about the Yukon-Alaska border country, he manages to rake in a profit with every adventure. He foils a plot dreamed up by as mean a gang of crooks as ever stacked a deck, exchanging twenty-five thousand dollars in fake bills for good ones; he runs a pair of swindlers out of town, after persuading them to leave their cash behind, in his name; and he doubles the twenty thousand he paid for some sacks of fool’s gold, and hangs a murderer in the bargain.

This eBook edition of "The Gun-Brand (Western Classic)" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices."Seated upon a thick, burlap-covered bale of freight—a "piece," in the parlance of the North—Chloe Elliston idly watched the loading of the scows. The operation was not new to her; a dozen times within the month since the outfit had swung out from Athabasca Landing she had watched from the muddy bank..."James B. Hendryx was an author and script writer of western adventures. Many of his famous novels and short stories were adapted into early films.

In the notorious colony of outlaws on Halfaday Creek, every newcomer draws his name out of a tin can, and old Cush at the saloon keeps more money in his safe than most banks ever see. Tough, cagey Black John Smith maintains law and order in the district, and in dispensing justice he never forgets the value of money.In this high-spirited, action-loaded series of stories about the Yukon-Alaska border country, he manages to rake in a profit with every adventure. He foils a plot dreamed up by as mean a gang of crooks as ever stacked a deck, exchanging twenty-five thousand dollars in fake bills for good ones; he runs a pair of swindlers out of town, after persuading them to leave their cash behind, in his name; and he doubles the twenty thousand he paid for some sacks of fool’s gold, and hangs a murderer in the bargain.

• Two of American author James B. Hendryx's westerns for boys are in this Kindle ebook: Connie Morgan in Alaska and Connie Morgan in the Fur CountryConnie Morgan in Alaska Connie is a 15-year-old boy who moves to Alaska and meets Waseche Bill, his prospecting partner and friend. Set during the gold rush, this is a story of danger and intrigue in the northern reaches of Alaska.Connie Morgan in the Fur CountryConnie Morgan was cleaning the barrel of his rifle as winter blew into the cabin in earnest. The wind was trying to tear the roof off. There was only one thing to do now: It was time to hunt wolf-dogs, then have a look at the Coppermine River country--over beyond the Mackenzie with about fifteen to twenty mountain ranges to cross. But what lay beyond promised to be worth the trip: gold. Even if Connie didn’t know exactly where the gold lay.About The AuthorMinnesota-born James B. Hendryx (1880-1963) wrote dozens of novels involving the Wild West and Canada, many involving the Yukon Gold Rush. He investigated his books by living in the wilderness and at his ranch in the Wyoming Badlands.Other Books By The Same AuthorConnie Morgan in the Lumber CampsIn this edition we find Connie in a lumber camp in northern Minnesota where he unravels a mystery involving the theft of valuable logs costing Connie and his partner dearly.

This eBook edition of "The Texan" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices.Excerpt:"Exactly twenty minutes after young Benton dismounted from his big rangy black before the door of a low adobe saloon that fronted upon one of the narrow crooked streets of old Las Vegas, he glanced into the eyes of the thin-lipped croupier and laughed. "You've got 'em. Seventy-four good old Texas dollars." He held up a coin between his thumb and forefinger...."James B. Hendryx was an author and script writer of western adventures. Many of his famous novels and short stories were adapted into early films.