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Alcatraz (Max Brand Collection) Kindle Edition

by Max Brand (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 57 ratings
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An American Western Classic! The west wind came over the Eagles, gathered purity from the evergreen slopes of the mountains, blew across the foothills and league wide fields, and came at length to the stallion with a touch of coolness and enchanting scents of far-off things. Just as his head went up, just as the breeze lifted mane and tail, Marianne Jordan halted her pony and drew in her breath with pleasure. Find out why the Saturday Review called this work, "nobly planned, nobly felt, nobly written"; the New York Times, "exceptionally solid--worked out with flawless skill"; and the New York Herald Tribune, "stirring"! Brand was one of America's most popular and prolific novelists and author of such enduring works as the Doctor Kildare stories-he died a hero on the Italian front in 1944, being personally commended for bravery by President Roosevelt. Add this exciting American classic to your Western library today!

Frederick Schiller Faust (1892-1944) was an American fiction author known primarily for his thoughtful and literary Westerns. Faust wrote mostly under pen names, and today he is primarily known by one, Max Brand. Others include George Owen Baxter, Martin Dexter, Evin Evans, David Manning, Peter Dawson, John Frederick, and Pete Morland. Faust was born in Seattle. He grew up in central California and later worked as a cowhand on one of the many ranches of the San Joaquin Valley. Faust attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he began to write frequently. During the 1910s, Faust started to sell stories to the many emerging pulp magazines of the era. In the 1920s, Faust wrote furiously in many genres, achieving success and fame, first in the pulps and later in the upscale "slick" magazines. His love for mythology was, however, a constant source of inspiration for his fiction and his classical and literary inclinations. The classical influences are particularly noticeable in his first novel The Untamed (1919), which was also made into a motion picture starring Tom Mix in 1920.
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Frederick Schiller Faust (May 29, 1892 - May 12, 1944) was an American fiction author known primarily for his thoughtful and literary Westerns. Faust wrote mostly under pen names, and today is primarily known by one, Max Brand. Others include George Owen Baxter, George Evans, David Manning, John Frederick, Peter Morland, George Challis, and Frederick Frost. Faust was born in Seattle to Gilbert Leander Faust and Elizabeth (Uriel) Faust, who both died soon after. He grew up in central California and later worked as a cowhand on one of the many ranches of the San Joaquin Valley. Faust attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he began to write prolifically for student publications, poetry magazines, and occasionally newspapers. He did not attain a degree, as he was deemed a troublemaker, and began to travel extensively. He joined the Canadian Army in 1915, but deserted the next year and went to New York City.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07B2BTH1J
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Western Classic Press (February 24, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 24, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 676 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 251 pages
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5.0 out of 5 stars For the love of a great horse
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2019
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The title threw me at first I thought of the prison. The was one of the most exciting adventure stories I have ever read. Good vs Evil with good becoming triumphant in epic fashion. Loved the book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Exelent
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2018
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It's a compelling. Story. Great connection between two great soluls fithing to conquer their dreams. Easy reading
Just exelent. Complaining.
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4.0 out of 5 stars For the horse lover
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2013
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I admit that westerns are a guilty pleasure of mine. A place to go when I don't want to be where I am at the time. Max Brand's style of writing is classic western, hero's and villains, good guys and bad guys, wide open country, you get the point. This particular book requires a bit of horse knowledge to really work. The story is about an "outlaw" horse and it's relationship with man. If you know nothing about horses, or don't care for them a great deal, you may find some of the descriptions tedious or without meaning. On the other hand, horse lovers will find this fascinating. He captures the essence of that 'never really tame' element that is a part of such magnificent animals as well as that strange connection that some people get with certain horses. I highly recommend it and only deduct one star for the specificity of the topic.
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2.0 out of 5 stars This is not about prisons but ok book
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2012
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This book had ups and downs. It was very hard to get into at first, that my have been due to my lack of knowledge on horses and the old west. This book however deals with the trust of men and their animals really. As this horse Alcatraz is a horse who had been bread to race escapes his masters home and gets used to freedom. His escape comes at a terrible price though as he becomes known as a murderous beast and Marianne the new ranch owner wants him killed, but Alcatraz is a smart, tough an seems to be a magical horse, able to mystify his hunters that are unable to catch him. Marianne calls in the only man that can catch him Red Jim Perris, and at this point (nearly halfway through the book) is when the story picks up, nothing is straightforward in this book, the scenes with action are written quite well though.
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Jeanne J.
5.0 out of 5 stars alcatraz
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2011
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if you love western stories with great description of the land,mountains, creeks, the stars and sky and above all horses, i highly recommend this book. beautifully written and well......one must read it!!!!!
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Jan
3.0 out of 5 stars Wasnt what I thought it be.
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2012
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I wasnt crazy about this book. Someone else may like it. I have read some good books, but this wasnt one of them.
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Kay s.
5.0 out of 5 stars but great so far
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2015
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actully, still reading it, but great so far.
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Keith Allen
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2016
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Awesome product!!!
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xmatalot
5.0 out of 5 stars What a discovery!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 12, 2014
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This is an adventure story. I loved every minute of it. The characters are so alive. Their relationship and behaviour is wonderfully described. You love them, despair for them, angry at the intrigue. The description of the land in which they live and survive is wonderful. Greatest of all is the horse "Alcatraz" and the only man who truly understands him
I've put it on my bookshelf to read again - and again.
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S.D.V
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 3, 2018
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A good read for anyone who likes horses
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