Alcatraz

Alcatraz

Max Brand

14,26 €
IVA incluido
Disponible
Editorial:
Repro India Limited
Año de edición:
2023
ISBN:
9789357485951
14,26 €
IVA incluido
Disponible

Selecciona una librería:

  • Librería Samer Atenea
  • Librería Aciertas (Toledo)
  • Kálamo Books
  • Librería Perelló (Valencia)
  • Librería Elías (Asturias)
  • Donde los libros
  • Librería Kolima (Madrid)
  • Librería Proteo (Málaga)

In 'Alcatraz' by Max Brand, the story revolves around the wild horse Alcatraz and his journey from being a free and untamed stallion to a trusted mount. The story also involves several other characters, including Marianne Jordan, the daughter of a wealthy rancher, who falls in love with the cowboy Bill Warden, the man who captured Alcatraz. However, their relationship is complicated by the presence of Señor Cordova, a wealthy landowner who also has feelings for Marianne. As Alcatraz continues to resist being tamed, Bill enlists the help of a notorious horse trainer, Arizona Charley. Charley is known for his harsh methods of breaking horses, but he takes a different approach with Alcatraz, recognizing the horse’s exceptional intelligence and spirit. Meanwhile, Marianne’s father, Oliver Jordan, becomes embroiled in a conflict with a group of rustlers in the nearby Eagle Mountains. The rustlers are led by a dangerous outlaw named Red Reckoner, who also has his sights set on Alcatraz. As the story unfolds, Alcatraz gradually becomes more trusting of Bill and the other humans around him, but his freedom and safety are constantly threatened by the rustlers and Red Reckoner in particular. In the end, Alcatraz proves his loyalty and bravery by helping to rescue Marianne from Red Reckoner and the rustlers, and he becomes a beloved and trusted mount for Bill and Marianne.

Artículos relacionados

  • Poetry Is Our Ministry to Touch the Heart
    Anelda Lukesia Ballard / Jean Anelda Scott
    Poetry is Our Ministry to Touch the Heart, was birthed when Anelda L. Ballard became ill. God spoke to her in a dream and said 'pick up a pen and write' by being obedient this book was written through the Holy Spirit. Anelda and her mother Jean A. Scott believes that God’s wants to heal a hurting heart. This book will inspire you and encourage you to never give up hope. Jesu...
    Disponible

    11,12 €

  • I soldati lunghi
    Pierluigi Romeo di Colloredo Mels
    Il 24 maggio 1915 il Regno d’Italia entrò nella Grande Guerra, che si sarebbe dimostrata il momento più alto e tragico della sua storia, a poco più di cinquant’anni dalla sua unificazione.In quella lotta tremenda durata quattro anni, la Brigata Granatieri di Sardegna , con i suoi due valorosi Reggimenti, i più antichi del Regio Esercito scrisse, nel grande quadro della guerra d...
    Disponible

    32,59 €

  • Five Beneath Philly
    Susan Bandy / Tom Richmond
    Allen Williams plans to make something of his life and escape South Philly and the work at Cross Brothers’ Meat Packing Plant. He prepares himself with excellent grades and an upcoming full-ride scholarship to climb out of South Philly forever. Then fate changes his whole world. An only son in a family of six, Allen suddenly finds himself responsible for his mother, grandmother...
    Disponible

    18,28 €

  • Forms
    Sharon Welch
    I am an award-winning artist and my works hang in private residences, community hospitals, businesses, and restaurants across the US and also abroad.  I live in Pierre, South Dakota. Since 2008 I have owned Sharon Welch Gallery and Studio where I paint and teach classes.  My theory is have fun, remove the fear of failure, experiment and let the child inside of you play.Very oft...
  • Ricordi di una ausiliaria
    Andrea Lombardi / Raffaella Duelli
    Le memorie di Raffaella Duelli, Volontaria nel Battaglione Barbarigo della Decima Flottiglia Mas iniziano con la partenza del Barbarigo da Roma, narrando la lunga marcia del reparto verso il nord, sotto il mitragliamento degli aerei Alleati. Quindi, è descritta vividamente l'ultima battaglia del Barbarigo sul Fronte Sud, dal Senio a Comacchio: gli appunti di Raffaella, giov...
    Disponible

    28,08 €

  • Why Didn’t You Ask?
    Panya Dixon
    From an early occurrence in her childhood to a perilous thirteen-year relationship, Panya Dixon too often suffered from various forms of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. Conflicted between love and the pain her loved ones brought on her, she consistently had to fight for her life and her will to move on. Why Didn’t You Ask? is an expression of Panya’s truth—her trials, pa...
    Disponible

    20,35 €

Otros libros del autor

  • Bull Hunter (Esprios Classics)
    Max Brand
    Frederick Schiller Faust (1892-1944) was an American fiction author known primarily for his thoughtful and literary Westerns. Faust wrote mostly under pen names, and today he is primarily known by one, Max Brand. Others include George Owen Baxter, Martin Dexter, Evin Evans, David Manning, Peter Dawson, John Frederick, and Pete Morland. Faust was born in Seattle. He grew up in c...
  • The Fighting Four
    Max Brand
    In the mountain town of Elkdale, a daylight bank robbery goes off with stunning speed. A quiet cashier freezes at the wrong moment, a loyal janitor is shot, and half a million in cash vanishes into the hills. The town rides hard, but the chase ends in a box canyon: three outlaws are taken alive, and a fourth slips away with the money. With the bank ruined and his engagement sha...
    Disponible

    14,44 €

  • Cross Over Nine
    Max Brand
    John Witherby came home for one thing: his miserly granduncle’s fortune. Instead he finds a corpse, a riddle scratched on a tape measure-'Start from Powhassett... Cross over nine'-and a town that wants him dead. Hunted by the merciless Doctor and his gang, Witherby must follow a trail of half-buried secrets, broken loyalties, and a mysterious map of symbols that points to two m...
    Disponible

    27,56 €

  • Harrigan
    Max Brand
    A lost seafaring classic returns brace yourself for Harrigan, an action-packed narrative of grit, honor, and the sea s relentless pull.Onboard a storm-battered vessel and in the heat of human conflict, Harrigan follows a ship captain s desperate struggle to command crew, survive betrayal, and steer toward redemption. This maritime fiction blends high-seas adventure with sharp...
    Disponible

    18,67 €

  • The Garden of Eden
    Max Brand
    The Garden of Eden is a riveting tale that explores the themes of love, sacrifice, and the pursuit of happiness in a world fraught with challenges. The story follows a young couple navigating their relationship amidst the trials of life in the wilderness. Max Brand’s engaging storytelling draws readers into the emotional struggles of the characters as they confront their fears ...
    Disponible

    18,69 €

  • The Garden of Eden
    Max Brand
    The Garden of Eden is a riveting tale that explores the themes of love, sacrifice, and the pursuit of happiness in a world fraught with challenges. The story follows a young couple navigating their relationship amidst the trials of life in the wilderness. Max Brand’s engaging storytelling draws readers into the emotional struggles of the characters as they confront their fears ...