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The Riders of High Rock
First published 1951
Hopalong Cassidy rides into a bitter dispute involving the Bar-20 and a powerful ranching interest determined to dominate the surrounding cattle country. Threats, ambushes and carefully staged provocations are being used to make resistance dangerous and to turn neighbours against one another.
Cassidy must determine who is directing the campaign before retaliation widens the feud. The novel draws on the practical vulnerabilities of post-Civil-War ranching, where isolated holdings and limited law enforcement could give a well-organised outfit enormous leverage. Ending the conflict requires more than surviving a gunfight; it means exposing the structure behind the violence.
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