his is a Western anthology, featuring rarely-published stories by some of the all-time greats, including Elmer Kelton, Loren Estleman, William W. Johnstone, and a Louis L'Amour story, The Defense of Sentinel, that has been unavailable for more than 25 years!

The sound of a crowded saloonaThe cry of a train coming through the nightaThe pounding of horses ridden by friends or foeaFrom the searing sun to snow-steeped winters, towns called Sentinel, Iron Mountain and St. Elmo stood strong and fierce-before they finally died. Now, these ghost towns return to life under the spell of such great Western tale-tellers as William W. Johnstone with J.A. Johnstone, Louis L'Amour, Elmer Kelton, Loren D. Estleman, and Johnny D. Boggs.

From a soldier on the run from the fires of waraFrom a gambler who has long since played his last hand to a solitary, singing rifle man protecting a besieged townaWith dreamers and schemers, with men and women of courage, conscience and faith, here is an unforgettable round-up of astounding adventures fueled by a passion for the West the way it really was-and the way it lives on forevera