Eve P. (scrabblist) reviewed on 6/18/2011

Helpful Score: 2

First published in the WEST magazine under the psuedonym of Jim Mayo in 1955, this book lacks the geographical accuracy characteristic of later L'Amour books but has all his excellent plotting, character development, and action. It is set in Arizona but the town of Tinkersville is fictional. The book depicts the struggle of an ordinary Western man driven to extraordinary actions in order to protect his home, property, and way of life against an unscrupulous railroad boss. With all of L'Amour's finely-detailed plot, gunfights, street brawls and a bit of romance, it's a good read.

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