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Christmas in the lone star state : a Texas novel of the west by Manning, Jason is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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*Jason Manning’s authentic take on the American West has earned him legions of fans. Now he’s back with a brand-new Western set in the rough-and-tumble Texas frontier. ’Tis the season. . .***A LAWMAN PAST HIS PRIME** Texas Ranger Bill Sayles rode scout for Sam Houston when he was no more than fifteen. These days the lawman’s on the wrong side of three score years, and the glory days of the Rangers are on the wane. But Sayles still hits what he aims at and is not a man to cross. Ten days before Christmas in the harsh winter of 1876, Sayles arrives at the state prison in Huntsville to escort prisoner Jake Eddings on a furlough to his hometown, where his ten-year-old son is being laid to rest. **a PRISONER PAST ALL HOPE** ** **In a desperate scheme to save his farm, Eddings took part in a stagecoach holdup in which the driver was killed. After serving two years of a fifteen-year sentence, he is already a broken man. Despite the agony of regret, he longs to see his wife and bury his beloved boy.But when Sayles gets wind that the murderous Litchfield brothers are headed in the direction of Eddings’ farm, the Ranger and his prisoner join forces to keep Eddings’ wife from harm—and maybe g

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Author
Manning, Jason
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Published
2016
Language
EN
ISBN
9781250091178
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Fiction, Historical Fiction
Rating
3 / 5 (11 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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