"A Tom Doherty Associates book."

The gift of Cochise / Louis L'Amour -- The tin star / John M. Cunningham -- Killers' country! / Dan Cushman -- Timberline / Owen Wister -- All gold canyon / Jack London -- The lamb of the Flying U / B.M. Bower -- Gun job / Thomas Thompson -- The burial of Letty Strayhorn / Elmer Kelton -- Hell on the draw / oren D. Estleman -- The attack on the mountain / Glendon Swarthout -- Fear / Bill Pronzini -- Geranium house / Peggy Simson Curry -- The trouble man / Eugene Manlove Rhodes -- The weight of obligation / Rex Beach -- Top hand / Luke Short -- Sergeant Houck / Jack Schaefer -- Manitow and Ironhand / John Jakes -- The killing at Triple Tree / Evan Hunter -- Sweet cactus wine / Marcia Muller -- Peace officer / Brian Garfield -- Wolf moon / Ed Gorman -- Gambln' man / Dwight V. Swain -- Candles in the bottom of the pool / Max Evans -- Stage to Lordsburg / Ernest Haycox -- King of the buckskin breed / Les Savage, Jr. -- Burn him out / Frank Bonham -- The shaming of Broken Horn / Bill Gulick -- The guns of William Longley / Donald Hamilton -- Wine on the desert / Max Brand -- Tappan's burro / Zane Grey.

Presents western stories by both legendary and contemporary authors of the genre, such as Zane Grey, Louis L'Amour, Loren Estleman, Marcia Muller, and Bill Pronzini.