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Famous Western, October 1956

1956 · Free to read

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About this issue

This October 1956 issue of Famous Western contains five short stories and several features. The featured novel "Buzzard Bait" by Saul Anthony concerns Rob Spinney's return to his native Fenway Valley after six years seeking revenge against Dolf Benjamin, whom he believes murdered his father. Arriving to kill Benjamin, Spinney discovers Benjamin already dead in an arroyo, shot by unknown hands. Other stories include "The Grandeur of Goats" by Warner Austin about conflicting sheriffs in Rock County; "The Gun Which Killed Jesse James" by Carl Breihan; "No Commandments Broken" by Sidney Offit featuring a reformed gunman parson; "Swindler's Paradise" by Beth Rogers about an unusual swindler named Dave Trent; "Highstakes" by Norman Daniels about cowboy Milo Ryan remaining loyal to old friends; and verse "Of Fate and Faggs McCann" by Edward Garner.

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