West of the Law

By: Clarence Budington Kelland

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

HE TAMED A CONTINENT WITH FISTS AND GUNS "Masterful. Recommended reading." -Arizona Republic Where white men and women were the most dangerous threat of all. First ever reprint. Some people said he was a dolt and fool, others called Bednigo Claypool a sage and prophet, others a manipulative politician and yet others a ruthless killer. Bednigo was willing to be all that and more to insure the Union Pacific drove through the Western wilds and linked a continent. He only knew one thing: He would drive the railroad through with fists, gun or sacrifice of his life. His only support was a homely waitress and a young boy who was willing to die six times over for – Bednigo. Arrayed against him were the Secretary of the Interior, a scheming beauty as smart as she was lovely, an army of the badland's most vicious thugs – and the deadliest gunman west of the law. The odds were long – but Bednigo never reckoned odds. The riveting pace of Kelland's Westerns, especially his Arizona Trilogy, is said to have been an influence on the work of Louis L'Amour, "Written with the speed of a bullet and the impact of an express train, Clarence Budington Kelland has based his tale, one of the most astonishing chapters in the winning of the West, on solid history. It is loaded with suspense right up to the multiple climax, where Mr. Kelland springs his surprises in the way that has made his name a legend. First rate." Washington Times-Herald. "A mysterious depth of characterization." Arizona Star