The Collected Works of Dane Coolidge (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Classic Western Adventures of Desert Trails, Mining Camps, Ranch Life, and Frontier OutlawsBy Dane Coolidge
Length68h 46m
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The Collected Works of Dane Coolidge gathers the vigorous frontier fiction of a writer whose imagination was shaped by deserts, mining camps, cattle ranges, and contested borderlands. Coolidge's narratives combine adventure, romance, and social observation, often staging conflicts between prospectors, ranchers, outlaws, Native peoples, and the encroaching forces of capital. His prose is direct, pictorial, and ethnographically attentive, placing him within the early twentieth-century Western tradition while distinguishing him by a naturalist's eye for landscape and habit. Dane Coolidge (1873–1940) was not merely an armchair chronicler of the West. Trained as a naturalist and active as a photographer, he travelled widely through Arizona, California, Nevada, and Mexico, observing the environments and communities that would populate his fiction. His scientific background and field experience help explain the specificity of his settings and the credibility of his frontier types, even when his plots adopt the heightened drama of popular romance. This collection is recommended for readers interested in the development of the American Western before its later cinematic codification. It will reward scholars of regional literature, admirers of adventure fiction, and anyone seeking a textured literary record of the mythic and material West.
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.
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GenreAction and Adventure
Length68 hrs 46 mins
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Publish dateApr 3, 2021
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Table of contents
1The Collected Works of Dane Coolidge (Annotated)
129CHAPTER XVIII THE SHOW-DOWN
2Hidden Water
130CHAPTER XXVIII A GIFT
3CHAPTER I THE MOUSE
131CHAPTER XXIX RIMROCK DOES IT HIMSELF
4CHAPTER II THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW
132Shadow Mountain
5CHAPTER III THE TRAIL OF THE SHEEP
133CHAPTER I. THE LAST OF TEN THOUSAND
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6CHAPTER IV DON PABLO MORENO
134CHAPTER II. THE SHOTGUN WIDOW
7CHAPTER V HIDDEN WATER
135CHAPTER III. THE SHADOW
8CHAPTER VI THE CROSSING
136CHAPTER IV. THE GHOST-MAN
9CHAPTER VII HELL’S HIP POCKET
137CHAPTER V. A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT
10CHAPTER VIII A YEAR’S MAIL
138CHAPTER VI. ALL CRAZY
11CHAPTER IX MORONI
139CHAPTER VII. BETWEEN FRIENDS
12CHAPTER X “FEED MY SHEEP”
140CHAPTER VIII. THE TIP
13CHAPTER XI JUMPED
141CHAPTER IX. A PEACE TALK
14CHAPTER XII THE GARDEN IN THE DESERT
142CHAPTER X. THE BEST HEAD IN TOWN
15CHAPTER XIII A SNOW-SCENE
143CHAPTER XI. A TOUCH
16CHAPTER XIV FOREBODINGS
144CHAPTER XII. THE EXPERT
17CHAPTER XV THE CATASTROPHE
145CHAPTER XIII. A SACK OF CATS
18CHAPTER XVI THE DEPARTURE
146CHAPTER XIV. THE EXPLOSION
19CHAPTER XVII CHICO AND GRANDE
147CHAPTER XV. THE GOD OF TEN PER CENT
20CHAPTER XVIII BAD BLOOD
148CHAPTER XVI. A SHOW-DOWN WITH THE WIDOW
21CHAPTER XIX THE BIG DRUNK
149CHAPTER XVII. PEACE–AND THE PRICE
22CHAPTER XX THE DROUGHT
150CHAPTER XVIII. ON CHRISTMAS DAY
23CHAPTER XXI THE FLOOD
151CHAPTER XIX. THE ENIGMA
24CHAPTER XXII PORTENTS OF WAR
152CHAPTER XX. AN APPEAL TO CHARLEY
25CHAPTER XXIII THE LAST CROSSING
153CHAPTER XXI. THE DRAGON’S TEETH
26CHAPTER XXIV THE END OF IT ALL
154CHAPTER XXII. VIRGINIA EXPLAINS–NOTHING
27The Texican
155CHAPTER XXIII. ON DEMAND
28CHAPTER I VERDE CROSSING
156CHAPTER XXIV. DOUBLE TROUBLE
29CHAPTER II GOOD EYE, THE MAVERICK KING
157CHAPTER XXV. VIRGINIA REPENTS
30CHAPTER III THE DOUBLE CROSS
158CHAPTER XXVI. THE CALL
31CHAPTER IV THE SHOW-DOWN
159CHAPTER XXVII. THE THUNDER CLAP
32CHAPTER V LOST DOG CAÑON
160CHAPTER XXVIII. THE WAY OUT
33CHAPTER VI "THE VOICE OF REASON"
161CHAPTER XXIX. ACROSS DEATH VALLEY
34CHAPTER VII THE REVOLUTION
162CHAPTER XXX. AN EVENING WITH SOCRATES
35CHAPTER VIII THE DAY AFTER
163CHAPTER XXXI. THE BROKEN TRUST
36CHAPTER IX DEATH AND TAXES
164CHAPTER XXXII. A HUFF
37CHAPTER X STAMPEDED
165CHAPTER XXXIII. THE FIERY FURNACE
38CHAPTER XI THE CATTLE WAR
166CHAPTER XXXIV. A CLEAN-UP
39CHAPTER XII MOUNTAIN LAW
167Silver and Gold
40CHAPTER XIII WELCOME HOME
168CHAPTER I THE GROUND-HOG
41CHAPTER XIV THE KANGAROO COURT
169CHAPTER II BIG BOY
42CHAPTER XV THE REVOLUTION IN FACT
170CHAPTER III HOBO STUFF
43CHAPTER XVI BACK TO NATURE
171CHAPTER IV CASH
44CHAPTER XVII THE POWER OF THE PRESS
172CHAPTER V MOTHER TRIGEDGO
45CHAPTER XVIII THE LAW'S DELAY
173CHAPTER VI THE ORACULUM
46CHAPTER XIX THE LAST CHANCE
174CHAPTER VII THE EMINENT BUTTINSKY
47CHAPTER XX THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE
175CHAPTER VIII THE SILVER TREASURE
48CHAPTER XXI NEVER AGAIN
176CHAPTER IX BIBLE-BACK MURRAY
49Bat Wing Bowles
177CHAPTER X SIGNS AND OMENS
50CHAPTER I MR. BOWLES
178CHAPTER XI THE LADY OF THE SYCAMORES
51CHAPTER II THE FAR WEST
179CHAPTER XII STEEL ON STEEL
52CHAPTER III THE BAT WING RANCH
180CHAPTER XIII SWEDE LUCK
53CHAPTER IV BRIGHAM
181CHAPTER XIV THE STRIKE
54CHAPTER V WA-HA-LOTE
182CHAPTER XV A NIGHT FOR LOVE
55CHAPTER VI THE ROUND-UP
183CHAPTER XVI A FRIEND
56CHAPTER VII THE QUEEN AT HOME
184CHAPTER XVII BROKE
57CHAPTER VIII A COWBOY'S LIFE
185CHAPTER XVIII THE HAND OF FATE
58CHAPTER IX REDUCED TO THE RANKS
186CHAPTER XIX THE MAN-KILLER
59CHAPTER X THE FIRST SMILE
187CHAPTER XX JUMPERS AND TENORS
60CHAPTER XI CONEY ISLAND
188CHAPTER XXI BROKE AGAIN
61CHAPTER XII PROMOTED
189CHAPTER XXII THE ROCK-DRILLING CONTEST
62CHAPTER XIII A LETTER FROM THE POSTMISTRESS
190CHAPTER XXIII THE HEART OF HIS BELOVED
63CHAPTER XIV THE ENGLISH LORD
191CHAPTER XXIV COLONEL DODGE
64CHAPTER XV BURYING THE HATCHET
192CHAPTER XXV THE ANSWER
65CHAPTER XVI THE STRAW-BOSS
193CHAPTER XXVI THE COURSE OF THE LAW
66CHAPTER XVII AND HIS SQUIRREL STORY
194CHAPTER XXVII LIKE A HOG ON ICE
67CHAPTER XVIII THE ROUGH-RIDERS
195CHAPTER XXVIII PAROLE
68CHAPTER XIX A COMMON BRAWL
196CHAPTER XXIX THE INTERPRETATION THEREOF
69CHAPTER XX THE DEATH OF HAPPY JACK
197Wunpost
70CHAPTER XXI A CALL
198CHAPTER I THE DEATH VALLEY TRAIL
71CHAPTER XXII THE HORSE THAT KILLED DUNBAR
199CHAPTER II THE GATEWAY OF DREAMS
72CHAPTER XXIII THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY
200CHAPTER III DUSTY RHODES EATS DIRT
73The Desert Trail
201CHAPTER IV THE TREE OF LIFE
74CHAPTER I
202CHAPTER V THE WILLIE MEENA
75CHAPTER II
203CHAPTER VI CINCHED
76CHAPTER III
204CHAPTER VII MORE DREAMS
77CHAPTER IV
205CHAPTER VIII THE BABES IN THE WOODS
78CHAPTER V
206CHAPTER IX A NEW DEAL
79CHAPTER VI
207CHAPTER X THE SHORT SPORTS
80CHAPTER VII
208CHAPTER XI THE STINGING LIZARD
81CHAPTER VIII
209CHAPTER XII BACK HOME
82CHAPTER IX
210CHAPTER XIII WITH HAY HOOKS
83CHAPTER X
211CHAPTER XIV POISONED BAIT
84CHAPTER XI
212CHAPTER XV WUNPOST TAKES THEM ALL ON
85CHAPTER XII
213CHAPTER XVI DIVINE PROVIDENCE
86CHAPTER XIII
214CHAPTER XVII THE ANSWER
87CHAPTER XIV
215CHAPTER XVIII A LESSON
88CHAPTER XV
216CHAPTER XIX TAINTED MONEY
89CHAPTER XVI
217CHAPTER XX THE WAR EAGLE
90CHAPTER XVII
218CHAPTER XXI A LOCK OF HAIR
91CHAPTER XVIII
219CHAPTER XXII THE FEAR OF THE HILLS
92CHAPTER XIX
220CHAPTER XXIII THE RETURN OF THE BLOW-HARD
93CHAPTER XX
221CHAPTER XXIV SOMETHING NEW
94CHAPTER XXI
222CHAPTER XXV THE CHALLENGE
95CHAPTER XXII
223CHAPTER XXVI THE FINE PRINT
96CHAPTER XXIII
224CHAPTER XXVII A COME-BACK
97CHAPTER XXIV
225CHAPTER XXVIII WUNPOST HAS A BAD DREAM
98CHAPTER XXV
226CHAPTER XXIX IN TRUST
99CHAPTER XXVI
227The Man-Killers
100CHAPTER XXVII
228CHAPTER I THE TRAP
101CHAPTER XXVIII
229CHAPTER II MESHACKATEE
102Rimrock Jones
230CHAPTER III THE NEUTRALS
103CHAPTER I. THE MAN WITH A GUN
231CHAPTER IV MAVERICK BASIN
104CHAPTER II WHEN RICHES FLY
232CHAPTER V THE CASUIST
105CHAPTER III MISS FORTUNE
233CHAPTER VI THE ULTIMATE CAUSE
106CHAPTER IV AS A LOAN
234CHAPTER VII A SHOWDOWN
107CHAPTER V THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN
235CHAPTER VIII THE GOOD OLD SIMPLE PLAN
108CHAPTER VI RIMROCK PASSES
236CHAPTER IX AMBUSH
109CHAPTER VII BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE
237CHAPTER X THE SHEEP-WAR
110CHAPTER VIII A FLIER IN STOCKS
238CHAPTER XI ALLIFAIR
111CHAPTER IX YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
239CHAPTER XII THE MAN-KILLING BASSETTS
112CHAPTER X THE FIGHT FOR THE OLD JUAN
240CHAPTER XIII BACK FROM THE DEAD
113CHAPTER XI A LITTLE TROUBLE
241CHAPTER XIV A McIVOR
114CHAPTER XII RIMROCK'S BIG DAY
242CHAPTER XV THE CASTLE IN THE AIR
115CHAPTER XIII THE MORNING AFTER
243CHAPTER XVI There's Always A Way
116CHAPTER XIV RIMROCK EXPLAINS
244CHAPTER XVII INDIAN TACTICS
117CHAPTER XV A GAME FOR BIG STAKES
245CHAPTER XVIII "l CLAIM RED"
118CHAPTER XVI THE TIGER LADY
246CHAPTER XIX APACHES
119CHAPTER XVII AN AFTERTHOUGHT
247CHAPTER XX UP HORSE-THIEF CANYON
120CHAPTER XVIII NEW YORK
248CHAPTER XXI THE RANDOLPHS
121CHAPTER XIX WHERE ALL MEN MEET
249CHAPTER XXII THE FLIGHT
122CHAPTER XX A LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY
250CHAPTER XXIII THE EAGLES' NEST
123CHAPTER XXI THE SECOND ANNUAL MEETING
251CHAPTER XXIV NO TRAIL
124CHAPTER XXII A FOOL
252CHAPTER XXV LIVE BAIT
125CHAPTER XXIII SOLD OUT
253CHAPTER XXVI THE MAN-TRAP
126CHAPTER XXIV THE NEW YEAR
254CHAPTER XXVII WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE
127CHAPTER XXV AN ACCOUNTING
255CHAPTER XXVIII THE HONOR OF THE MOVORS
128CHAPTER XXVI A CHAPTER OF HATE
256Memorable Quotes
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