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How the West Was Lost (Buck and Dobie Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Gene Shelton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 422 ratings
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Fearless gunslingers. Defenders of justice. Not exactly.

To hear campfire tales and newspaper accounts, you’d think Buck Hawkins and Dobie Garrett were a pair of Old West legends. In truth, the hapless cowpokes would rather run than fight. Guns make them really nervous. But their quiet days punching cattle on the Singletree Ranch are about to come to a dangerous end.

Faced with an offer they can’t refuse, Buck and Dobie hire on as special marshals for a cattle association plagued by rustlers, cow thieves and killings—with a range war just a gunshot away.

The town of Necesario is near the Texas-New Mexico line, a hundred miles from civilization and a foot and a half from hell. Buck and Dobie are probably the two men least qualified to solve the town’s recent spate of murders. Even if they could shoot straight, Buck and Dobie would be headed for big-time trouble …

Gene Shelton's rollicking story of two hard-luck outlaws trying to make it as U.S. Marshals in the baddest border town in the West. This book continues the adventures of Buck Hawkins and Dobie Garrett from Unwanted: Dead or Alive, at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FVIEHKO
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About the Author

Gene Shelton, a Texas native, is the author of 26 published novels, about half of them under his own name and the rest under pseudonyms. As a young man he worked as a ranch hand and horse trainer in the Panhandle. Shelton spent 35 years in the print news business and has been a creative writing teacher and seminar speaker at gatherings of writers and historians.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01JDYUS0K
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pecos Press (July 30, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 30, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1495 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 271 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1537004212
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 422 ratings

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Gene Shelton, an author of classic Western novels and a Texas native, grew up on a big ranch in the Panhandle, where many of his stories are set. He is the author of 26 published novels, about half of them under his own name and the rest under pseudonyms.

As a young man Shelton worked as a ranch hand and horse trainer, and rode bulls and roped calves and steers in rodeos on his free weekends. Retired after 35 years in the news business, he lives in Sulphur Springs with his wife of 50-plus years, Barbara. Shelton has been a creative writing teacher and currently is a member and mentor with the Silver Leos Writers Guild of East Texas A&M, and continues to write short stories and novels in his spare time.

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I'm from Louisiana where we have Boudreaux/Thibodeaux stories and jokes. The Buck and Doobie series is a string of interactions in the same vein, crafted in a clever fashion as a novel with authentic and hilarious Texas cowboy dialog of phrases and sayings.
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Dickc
5.0 out of 5 stars A very enjoyable, funny, fast moving, western.
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2016
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Very funny western, with lots of fast moving action. I read it immediately after reading book 1, Unwanted Dead or Alive, which I also enjoyed. Two experienced hard working cowboys who didn't own a working gun between them tried their hand at the owlhoot trail and were total failures as outlaws so they tried being lawmen. Neither of them could shoot well enough to hit the wall, ceiling, or floor of an outhouse from the inside. They survived on their reputations derived from totally false reports in newspapers and pure luck.

I especially enjoyed the real and very politically incorrect advice to shoot a man in the back with a shotgun instead of being an idiot and facing him on the street in a quick draw contest. Anyone who's ever been in a life or death battle in the real world knows that's how it's done. Not the way you see it in the fake world of TV and fiction novels.

My Marine Corps drill instructor told me hand to hand combat was best done by shooting an unarmed man in the back at 500 yards. If you ever find yourself in a fair fight you've screwed up. If you don't believe that ask your parents or wife if they'd mind putting "He fought a fair fight" on your tombstone.
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Richard
5.0 out of 5 stars great read
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2023
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I enjoyed both books very much. Couldn’t put either one of them down. I enjoy all Mr. Sheldon’s books. Can’t wait for the next one
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great Fun
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2021
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Terrific horse opera. Plenty of action, some good humor. A quick guy read. These two are perfect partners. Good job.
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John P MacLean, user of malfunctioning Kindle
5.0 out of 5 stars Oh no
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2021
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I hate books like this; because they end. After a good read I open and discard a dozen books because none of the dozen are as good as the book I just finished. I've read a few of Gene Shelton's books now and I find them very good. The scene descriptions make me feel a part of the scene. The characters seem more real than many people with which I have interacted. If, like me, your cognition abilities sometimes dip you will nonetheless, be able to grasp the story. I wish I could provide all of the reasons why Gene's books are so good. But I am not a writer. Perhaps Gene Shelton could explain the many reasons we love his writing.
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Sam B. Wagner
5.0 out of 5 stars A range war threatens and two very ordinary cowboys worth a highly inflated reputation are hired to stop it
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2018
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Fast-paced, hilarious, and outstanding volume two in a classic old-time Texas setting where six gun and hemp justice was frequently dealt swiftly to lawbreakers. Great tale of brassy courage, honor, and luck with plenty of twists and turns. A fun read and well worth the time. LEAVES ROOM FOR A VOLUME 3.
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JB
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2020
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If you liked the first Buck and Dobie story you are going to like this one as well. This was a good western book. It included action and comedy at the same time .
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smuffsmom
4.0 out of 5 stars So much fun
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2020
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These two cowboys are my favorite characters. This is a fun read with some new insights on fair gun fights that I quite enjoyed. The story is humorous and fast paced with well rounded characters. Can't wait for the next one.
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Auntie 68
3.0 out of 5 stars Western
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2016
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This was an ok book. I expected it to tie in more of the characters at the end but it did not.
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Roberta
5.0 out of 5 stars Great novel I would recimend it to every one
Reviewed in Canada on March 1, 2017
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Great novel hope Gene will wright a sequel to the novel a Book 3 at least as I will buy novel.
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James Fell
4.0 out of 5 stars Easy entertainment
Reviewed in Canada on December 8, 2016
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I loved it. It was a fun read with characters that you could relate to. Action, love interest and just plain easy entertainment. I wish I could find more stories like this.
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A P GOODEVE
3.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 13, 2017
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I was a bit disappointed in this book didn't think it was a patch on the first one. Was to much referring back to Buck and Dobie's first installment but saying that I've read worse.
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