AN ORDINARY COWBOY. AN EXTRAORDINARY CHANCE TO BECOME THE MAN HE ALWAYS WISHED HE COULD BE.
Old Laramie was once as tough as any cowboy on the frontier. But three bullet wounds, advancing age and years of ridicule have reduced him to cooking coffee and stew for the hands of the Lazy G Ranch while enduring the constant abuse of a ruthless foreman. His days of courage seem long behind him.
Everything changes when chance throws him into the path of danger.
After accidentally rescuing an Aztec family from a pair of bandits, Laramie is given an unusual gift—a beautifully crafted silver quirt said to possess the power to make its owner a great man. Skeptical but hopeful, he soon finds himself standing taller, thinking faster and facing dangers he once would have avoided. As his confidence grows, so do the risks, leading to high-stakes gambling, blazing gunfights, horseback escapes and a showdown that will determine the future of the Lazy G Ranch.
But is the quirt truly magical...or has Old Laramie finally discovered the courage that was inside him all along?
Filled with frontier adventure, memorable characters, authentic Western atmosphere, colorful humor, gunfights, clever twists and satisfying justice, The Magic Quirt is a classic Western that celebrates the triumph of ordinary people over fear.
Three complete Western adventures in one volume. The adventure continues with Vengeance Is Mine!, where a young cowboy’s quest to avenge his father’s murder teaches him that justice and vengeance are rarely the same thing and Stacked Bullets, where a crooked poker game, a stolen fortune, corrupt ranchers and a deadly gunfight collide when one cowboy risks everything to save a town from being cheated out of its future.
Written from firsthand knowledge of Western life, L. Ron Hubbard drew on his experiences among cowboys, ranchers, the Blackfeet and frontiersmen to create authentic stories that continue to resonate with Western readers today.
Part of the L. Ron Hubbard Western Collection—15 books featuring 34 classic Western adventures—available in paperback, eBook and full-cast dramatized audiobook. If you enjoy the Western fiction of Louis L’Amour and Zane Grey, discover another master storyteller of the American frontier.
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