Kinch Riley / Indian Territory - by Matt Braun (Paperback)

About the Book

The Old West comes vividly to life in two classic novels from Americas voice of the Western frontier. Matt Braun is a master storyteller.--Elmer Kelton. Reissue.

Book Synopsis

KINCH RILEY
Newton, Kansas, 1871: One is a young drifter alone in a lawless land. The other is an aged gunfighter well-versed in the bawdy wonders of a wide-open boomtown. When these two lost souls come together one August night, and battle a band of Texas outlaws, the legend of Kinch Riley will be born....

INDIAN TERRITORY
When hired gun John Ryan heads into Indian Territory with a brawling crew of railroad workers, a battle of bloodshed and treachery ensues. But when he later meets the proud Cherokees--and the beautiful daughter of and embattled chief--Ryan sees for himself how his employer's steel rails are splitting the heart of a people's last home. Can his conscience keep him from pulling the trigger?

From the Back Cover

The Old West comes vividly to life in two novels from bestselling author Matt Braun--America's authentic voice of the Western Frontier
"KINCH RILEY"
Newton, Kansas, 1871: One is a young drifter alone in a lawless land. The other is an aged gunfighter well-versed in the bawdy wonders of a wide-open boomtown. When these two lost souls come together one August night, and battle a band of Texas outlaws, the legend of Kinch Riley will be born .
"INDIAN TERRITORY"""
When hired gun John Ryan heads into Indian Territory with a brawling crew of railroad workers, a battle of bloodshed and treachery ensues. But when he later meets the proud Cherokees--and the beautiful daughter of and embattled chief--Ryan sees for himself how his employer's steel rails are splitting the heart of a people's last home. Can his conscience keep him from pulling the trigger?
"A master storyteller."--Elmer Kelton

Review Quotes

"A master storyteller."--Elmer Kelton "Matt Braun is head and shoulders above all the rest who would attempt to bring the gunmen of the Old West to life."
--Terry C. Johnston, author of The Plainsmen series

"Braun tackles the big men, the complex personalities of those brave few who were pivotal figures in the settling of an untamed frontier."
-- Jory Sherman, author of Grass Kingdom

"Matt Braun is one of the best!"
-- Don Coldsmith, author of the Spanish Bit series

"Matt Braun has a genius for taking real characters out of the Old West and giving them flesh-and-blood immediacy."
-- Dee Brown, author of Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee

"Braun blends historical fact and ingenious fiction...A top-drawer Western novelist!"
-- Robert L. Gale, Western Biographer

"A master storyteller."--Elmer Kelton "Matt Braun is head and shoulders above all the rest who would attempt to bring the gunmen of the Old West to life."
--Terry C. Johnston, author of The Plainsmen series
"Braun tackles the big men, the complex personalities of those brave few who were pivotal figures in the settling of an untamed frontier."
-- Jory Sherman, author of Grass Kingdom
"Matt Braun is one of the best!"
-- Don Coldsmith, author of the Spanish Bit series
"Matt Braun has a genius for taking real characters out of the Old West and giving them flesh-and-blood immediacy."
-- Dee Brown, author of Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
"Braun blends historical fact and ingenious fiction...A top-drawer Western novelist!"
-- Robert L. Gale, Western Biographer

" A master storyteller." -- Elmer Kelton "Matt Braun is head and shoulders above all the rest who would attempt to bring the gunmen of the Old West to life."
--Terry C. Johnston, author of The Plainsmen series
"Braun tackles the big men, the complex personalities of those brave few who were pivotal figures in the settling of an untamed frontier."
-- Jory Sherman, author of Grass Kingdom
"Matt Braun is one of the best!"
-- Don Coldsmith, author of the Spanish Bit series
"Matt Braun has a genius for taking real characters out of the Old West and giving them flesh-and-blood immediacy."
-- Dee Brown, author of Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
"Braun blends historical fact and ingenious fiction...A top-drawer Western novelist!"
-- Robert L. Gale, Western Biographer

About the Author

MATT BRAUN is a fourth-generation Westerner, steeped in the tradition and lore of the frontier era. His books reflect a heritage rich with the truths of that bygone time. Raised among the Cherokee and Osage tribes, Braun learned their traditions and culture, and their philosophy became the foundation of his own beliefs. Like his ancestors, he has spent most of his life wandering the mountains and plains of the West. His heritage and his contribution to Western literature resulted in his appointment by the Governor of Oklahoma as a Territorial Marshal.

Braun is the author of more than four dozen novels and four nonfiction works, including Black Fox, which was made into a CBS miniseries. Western Writers of America awarded Braun the prestigious Spur Award for his novel The Kincaids and the 2004 Wister Award for Lifetime Achievement in Western Literature.