Zane Grey's Stories of the West #32

Dec 1956 · Dell · 0.10 USD

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In "The Trail Driver," a 1956 Dell Western, 16-year-old Reddie joins a Chisholm Trail cattle drive disguised as a boy, her true identity hidden from the gruff foreman Joe and her fellow drovers. As tensions rise during the perilous journey—marked by betrayal, a deadly ambush by Comanche, and a daring rescue—Reddie’s courage and quiet strength begin to surface. Written by Gaylord Du Bois and illustrated by Albert Micale, with a striking cover by Sam Savitt, this gripping tale unfolds across the dusty frontier, where loyalty, survival, and unexpected love take root.

Contains 2 stories

The Trail Driver

27 pp · Western-Frontier

Adam Brite, cattlemanTexas Joe Shipman, Brite's foremanReddie Bayne, horse wranglerMose the Negro cookHallett, a treacherous Brite droverBen Chandler, a doomed faithful Brite droverDeuce Ackerman, a Brite droverPan Smith, a Brite droverSan Sabe, a Mexican-attired Brite droverComanche raidersJohn HardyAnn HardyStevens, a cattle-buyerWallen, a murdererRoss Hite, Wallen's gunman confederateHite's crew

In June 1871, a young woman named Reddie Bayne joins the Chisholm Trail drive as a horse wrangler, hiding her identity from her foreman, Texas Joe Shipman, who spans her when he learns she’s a girl. As the cattle drive unfolds under the watch of cattleman Adam Brite, tensions rise with treacherous drovers and deadly Comanche raids, testing loyalty and courage. When a brutal ambush leaves two survivors—John Hardy and his daughter Ann—Reddie’s courage and loyalty to the trail become undeniable, forging bonds that will shape the drive’s final, fateful chapters.

The Cooney Saga

4 pp · Western-Frontier

James C. CooneyVictorio the ApacheVictorio's raidersRoberts20 men20 women and childrenChickAgnes Meaderthe cavalry

In the dusty aftermath of a silver rush, Ex-Cavalry Sergeant James C. Cooney returns to Mineral Creek, drawn back by memories of the 1870s and the fortune he once glimpsed. With miners swarming and tensions rising, a band of Victorio’s raiders close in on the isolated settlement, forcing settlers—Roberts, 20 men, 20 women and children, and teen Agnes Meader—to take refuge at Roberts’ cabin. As Cooney and the boy Chick slip out to scavenge supplies, the threat of violence looms, and the fate of the camp hangs in the balance—until the distant thunder of cavalry approaches.