Thomas Dimsdale: 2 books

Taking his gun he went up town, to the house of a friend - Buz Craven. He borrowed Buz's rifle, without remark, and stood prepared for emergencies. Ater waiting some time, he went down to the butcher's shop which he kept, and saw Plummer frequently; but he always had somebody close beside him, so that, without endangering another man's life, Hank could not fire.

The classic Old West narrative of the chase, trial, and execution of outlaw Henry Plummer and his band of road agents—“Bloodthirstily interesting” (Mark Twain). In the gold rush era of Virginia City, Montana, lawlessness ran amok in the form of gamblers, saloonkeepers, dance hall girls,...