North To The Rails (The Louis L'Amour Collection)

Bantam Books. Used; Very Good. Bantam, 1985. Imitation Leather. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: None as issued. Hardcover Bound in rich sierra brown simulated leather, Handsome golden lettering. A reproduction of Louis L'Amour's signature deeply embossed into the front cover. No dust jacket as issued, printed on acid-free paper. Clean pages and tight binding. First Hardcover Edition, First Printing. When Tom Chantry comes west to buy cattle, he quickly runs into trouble. During a drunken scuffle in a bar, Dutch Akin challenges Chantry to a gunfight. Leaving town rather than face Akin, Chantry is quickly branded a coward.<br /><br />Later, when hiring men to take his herd to the railroad, Chantry faces a dilemma: No one wants to make the long, dangerous ride with a leader of questionable courage. So when French Williams, a shrewd and ruthless cattleman, makes Chantry an offer, Tom reluctantly accepts his unusual terms: Tom must remain with the drive from start to finish. If he fails to do so, the entire herd will belong to French.<br /><br />Tom quickly learns that life is not going to be made easy for him. The first man French hires is Dutch Akin. . 1985. First Hardcover Edition. HARDCOVER.