
Tales of the Wild West - 12 Novels in One Edition (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Two-Gun Man, The Coming of the Law, The Trail to Yesterday, The Boss of the Lazy Y…By Charles Alden SeltzerLength93h 23m
About this audiobook
Tales of the Wild West - 12 Novels in One Edition gathers Charles Alden Seltzer's vigorous frontier fiction into a broad panorama of ranches, lawless towns, cattle trails, vendettas, and hard-won justice. Written in the crisp, action-driven idiom of early twentieth-century popular Westerns, these novels transform the open range into a moral theatre where courage, restraint, and personal honor are tested against greed, violence, and corruption. Their style belongs to the pulp and magazine tradition, yet it also reflects the mythmaking energy that made the Western a central American literary form. Seltzer (1875–1942) was one of the most prolific Western writers of his generation, publishing widely in magazines before reaching book and film audiences. Though born in Wisconsin, he absorbed and reshaped the mythology of the American frontier for readers hungry for stories of self-reliance and rough justice. His work reveals a writer attentive to masculine codes, frontier community, and the dramatic possibilities of unsettled social order. This collection is recommended for readers interested in classic Western fiction, American popular literature, and the development of frontier mythology. It offers both entertainment and a revealing window into the values, fantasies, and narrative conventions that shaped the genre.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreAction and Adventure
Length93 hrs 23 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 18, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2The Two-Gun Man
3Chapter I. The Stranger at Dry Bottom
4Chapter II. The Stranger Shoots
5Chapter III. The Cabin in the Flat
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6Chapter IV. A "Different Girl"
7Chapter V. The Man of Dry Bottom
8Chapter VI. At the Two Diamond
9Chapter VII. The Measure of a Man
10Chapter VIII. The Finding of the Orphan
11Chapter IX. Would You be a "Character"?
12Chapter X. Disappearance of the Orphan
13Chapter XI. A Touch of Local Color
14Chapter XII. The Story Begins
15Chapter XIII. "Do You Smoke?"
16Chapter XIV. On the Edge of the Plateau
17Chapter XV. A Free Hand
18Chapter XVI. Leviatt Takes a Step
19Chapter XVII. A Break in the Story
20Chapter XVIII. The Dim Trail
21Chapter XIX. The Shot in the Dark
22Chapter XX. Love and a Rifle
23Chapter XXI. The Promise
24Chapter XXII. Keeping a Promise
25Chapter XXIII. At the Edge of the Cottonwood
26Chapter XXIV. The End of the Story
27The Coming of the Law
28Chapter I. The Arrival of the Man
29Chapter II. The Rule of Cattle
30Chapter III. Norton Makes a Discovery
31Chapter IV. At the Circle Bar
32Chapter V. The Girl of Dry Bottom
33Chapter VI. Hollis Renews an Acquaintance
34Chapter VII. The “Kicker” Becomes an Institution
35Chapter VIII. Concerning the “Six O’Clock”
36Chapter IX. How a Bad Man Left the “Kicker” Office
37Chapter X. The Lost Trail
38Chapter XI. Picking Up the Trail
39Chapter XII. After the Storm
40Chapter XIII. “Woman–She Don’t Need No Tooter”
41Chapter XIV. The Coalition
42Chapter XV. To Support the Law
43Chapter XVI. The Bearer of Good News
44Chapter XVII. The Rustler
45Chapter XVIII. The Tenth Day
46Chapter XIX. How a Rustler Escaped
47Chapter XX. The “Kicker’s” Candidate
48Chapter XXI. Dunlavey Plays a Card
49Chapter XXII. Proof of Gratitude
50Chapter XXIII. Ten Spot Uses His Eyes