{"product_id":"riders-of-judgment-paperback","title":"Riders of Judgment - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrederick Manfred\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eThomas Pope\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is a rich and serious novel of the violent West. Full of the authentic sounds and colors of Wyoming cattle country in the late nineteenth century, it tells the true story of a long-vanished time--the era of the cowhands and the bloody Johnson County range wars. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRiders of Judgment\u003c\/i\u003e centers on the three Hammett brothers and their cousin Rosemary, whom all three love. To the oldest brother, Cain, falls the lot of avenging the murder of his father, grandfather, and brother. Cain--who is in a sense a cowboy Hamlet--is torn by conflicts within himself. He desires peace yet is forced to wear a gun. He is a law-abiding man by instinct yet has to take the law into his own hands. He is loved by a woman but rejects her because he feels unworthy of her love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen one spring morning the cattle barons invade his territory, and Cain's hesitancy vanishes. One man's inner struggle becomes a fight to turn the cattle kingdom into a free country for the small stockman. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRiders of Judgment\u003c\/i\u003e is the final book in Frederick Manfred's five-volume series, The Buckskin Man Tales.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrederick Manfred (1912-94) is the author of twenty-four novels, including the five-volume series The Buckskin Man Tales, which includes \u003ci\u003eConquering Horse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLord Grizzly\u003c\/i\u003e (finalist for the 1954 National Book Award), and \u003ci\u003eScarlet Plume\u003c\/i\u003e, all available in Bison Books editions, as well as \u003ci\u003eKing of Spades\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 388\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759188803872,"sku":"9780803248816","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d7ee2ce158e7d9e40441b1867a4972b0.webp?v=1780144828","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/riders-of-judgment-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}