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Chancy : A Novel

Louis L'Amour
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He was an orphan from the hills of Tennessee and he hadn’t eaten in three days. With the front of his stomach making friends with the back, he was in no position to let an opportunity slip by unnoticed. And when Chancy defended his new herd of cattle with a shotgun, he didn’t miss. The dead man left a pistol on the ground. Chancy needed a spare and, after stowing it in his bedroll, forgot about it. He had a cattle drive to finish and a profit to make.
But the gun had a history. Another killing had taken place and Chancy would never know the truth until it was too late. Now, locked in a jail cell with an angry, drunken mob outside and time running out, he must somehow find a way to prove his innocence.
Chancy started out with nothing until fate dealt him four of a kind--all bullets. The young drifter plays his hand for keeps--taking on crooked sheriffs, deadly gunmen, and renegade Indians. When the smoke clears away, he stands alone--boss of his own cattle outfit. But the game isn't over yet.
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L'Amour, Louis
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Listening Library, Incorporated
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Random House, Incorporated
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Random House AudioBooks
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Louis L'Amour collection, New York, ©1968
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Penguin Random House LLC, New York, 2013
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United States, United States of America
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Large print, New York, 1971, ©1968
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New York, New York State, 1998
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June 1, 1984
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PS, 1968
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"Bantam reissue"--T.p. verso.
Alternative description
Poor, orphaned Otis Chancy left the Tennessee mountains with nothing but a will to work, a drive to succeed, and the backbone for a fight. So when a fight comes his way, along with a chance to buy a herd of cattle, 19-year-old Chancy doesn't hesitate. He kills a cattle thief and finds himself stalked by a deadly gunman. When his past catches up with him in Cheyenne, Chancy makes his stand ... even if he has to fight alone
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He went from bum to boss in this cattle adventure
date open sourced
2012-02-04
Language: English
Filetype: epub, 0.2 MB
Publisher: Bantam Books : 1984
Year published: 1984

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