Orders, however his own weak son Gerald hates him.The town drunk Monty Smith had stirred the mob to a fever pitch which was easily accomplished, anger is thick as molasses in Canby's smoke- filled, liquor smelling saloon, felt by all and good friends Art Croft, Gil Carter have questions though. Led by former Confederate major Tetley a man noted for his unbending behavior, with an iron hand, knows right from wrong he says, nothing is gray, either black or white, men like sheep follow his stern, never gentle. The men of the village cannot let the criminals escape, besmirch their reputations, show the rest of the silver state how competent they are here. This novel from 1940 and the Henry Fonda film version made in 1943, are a rare occurrence when both the book and the movie become classics.A young rider, really a boy, confused, scared, brings bad news to town, Lawrence Kinkaid, a very liked man has been slain by cattle thieves, what to do? This shameful situation has to be corrected immediately and Sheriff Risley a honest, capable lawman, is a distant ways off. You would be wrong.this is so much more, what is justice and the requirements needed in order to achieve that elusive goal. Ostensibly an ordinary western about murder and cattle rustling in Nevada the year 1885, many miles outside the city of Reno around the tiny settlement, Bridger's Wells a cow town, with a vengeful posse tracking down the guilty parties.
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