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The Rustlers of West Fork
First published 1951
Hopalong Cassidy becomes involved in a struggle against an organised cattle-rustling outfit operating in the post-Civil-War West. These thieves are not occasional opportunists: they work with planning, discipline and enough local knowledge to make stolen stock disappear before honest ranchers can respond.
Cassidy’s task is to identify how the gang operates and break its hold without walking blindly into an ambush. The novel uses the practical world of brands, grazing country and cattle movement to show why rustling could threaten an entire ranching community. Violence remains close, but observation and knowledge of range methods are as important as gun skill.
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