Nye, Nelson C. (Nelson Coral) 1907-Overview
Most widely held works by
Nelson C Nye
Mule man
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7 editions published between 1988 and 2009 in English and held by 1,136 libraries worldwide A crew of ten, led by an anthropologist, was going into Arizona's Chaco Canyon to dig for relics of the Anasazi. But even before they started digging, members of the crew started dying.
The white chip
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13 editions published between 1996 and 2010 in English and held by 873 libraries worldwide A banker organizes a search for gold in Arizona which turns violent when a mine is found containing gold beyond anyone's wildest dreams. As the prospectors fight, the mountain prepares to let loose its volcano. The hero is prospector Chuck Brannigan, the heroine his fiancee.
Bandido
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14 editions published between 1957 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 779 libraries worldwide Cheated out of his Texas cattle ranch, framed on a phony murder charge, Matt Tretisson fled to New Mexico where he landed in trouble up to his neck. Beautiful Tara Dow, owner of the great Bellfour ranch, had snared him into her schemes for more land and power--and when Matt rebelled, he found himself fighting Tara and her gunslinging foreman in a blood-splashed showdown for justice.
Saddle bow slim
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19 editions published between 1948 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 759 libraries worldwide Another action-packed Western by the popular and prolific Spur Award Winner. Whit Brand made two mistakes-he reported finding a corpse to the crooked sheriff, and he ran foul of Curly Bill Graham. The sheriff threw him in jail and Bill offered him a way out--down a dead -end alley lined with the sheriff's gunmen. But Whit went anyway........
Gunsmoke
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10 editions published between 1938 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 635 libraries worldwide Sheriff Lawler had seen violence coming when strangers began to arrive, silent men with the look of murder in their eyes. But then the surprises began. One by one, the strangers were found dead. And each one carried a cryptic note signed "Justice." Who were the strangers? What did they die for? And who was the killer who used "Justice" as his calling-card?
Single action
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10 editions published between 1967 and 2008 in English and held by 613 libraries worldwide Pearly Adams was a cocky eighteen-year-old hell-raiser, and when he was assigned his first job as one of Cap Mossman's Arizona Rangers, he swore he'd prove his worth inside of twenty-four hours. But Pearly didn't know that there's more to being a lawman than just pinning on a badge--he'd have to back it up with a level head and a ready, fast gun. He learned his lesson the hard way when he found himself stranded in hell's half-acre, smack in the middle of a hot-lead range war!
Quick-trigger country
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11 editions published between 1955 and 2004 in English and Undetermined and held by 586 libraries worldwide
The last chance kid
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6 editions published between 1992 and 2005 in English and held by 550 libraries worldwide Life was a bit too easy for Alfred Addlington. In England, his father was a lord, his home was a castle, and the Wild West he read about was full of death-defying shoot-'em-ups and gunslighing heroes. That was before he came to Lincoln County, New Mexico. All he owns is a shiny Colt he's never fired and a powerful desire to be the best cowpuncher ever to ride the fences. But his greenhorn scent attracts a pair of trail-hardened bandits hell-bent on chasing Alfred into the hands of the law. His dreams of glory could die a quick death...at the end of a rope. For Alfred Adlington, it's time to stop reading about outlaws -- and start shooting.
Riders by night
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11 editions published between 1950 and 2001 in English and Dutch and held by 537 libraries worldwide "Kurt Cardigan was quick with a gun, hot-tempered with his fist, and was known as the slickest horse trader in Tucson. But Cardigan wasn't content with his fame. He wanted a woman."--P. [4] of cover.
Hired hand
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8 editions published between 1954 and 2007 in English and held by 537 libraries worldwide
The last bullet
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8 editions published between 1960 and 2002 in English and Undetermined and held by 535 libraries worldwide 23.95 8-2-01.
Horse thieves
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4 editions published between 1987 and 1988 in English and held by 532 libraries worldwide Peep Boyano risks his life to help Merilee Manton drive her herd of horses through dangerous territory.
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
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8 editions published between 1956 and 2003 in English and held by 518 libraries worldwide Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday stood side by side in the strangest alliance in the old frontier, and it ended in a bloody climax at the O.K. Corral.
A lost mine named Salvation
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15 editions published between 1968 and 2007 in English and held by 513 libraries worldwide Prospector Oberbit Johnston is hooked when the heiress of the Peralta Claim shows him a hunk of blue quartz from the Lost Salvation Mine.
Deadly companions
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5 editions published between 1987 and 1996 in English and held by 511 libraries worldwide Wendy owned a ranch heavily mortgaged because of the debts of her deceased father. She offers Hardigan half ownership in the ranch, if he will help her in a gold mine scheme.
The Kid from Lincoln County
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10 editions published between 1963 and 2008 in English and held by 506 libraries worldwide Clint Farris learns what gold and the lust for it can do to men in the town of Post Oak.
Gunfighter breed
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11 editions published between 1942 and 2007 in English and held by 500 libraries worldwide This is a fast-moving, slam-bang western yarn based on the actual records of the notorious Black Jack Ketchum gang which used to rob the trains of the Rock Island Railroad. It takes place in the days when guns were for hire by any man who could pay the price, and when the boldness of the outlaws gave men an excuse to take the law into their own hands. Gunfighter Breed has the tight plot and the hard and flashing style that Nelson C. Nye knows so well how to handle.
The no-gun fighter
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10 editions published between 1936 and 2006 in English and held by 469 libraries worldwide
Strawberry roan
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13 editions published between 1953 and 2003 in English and held by 468 libraries worldwide A blazing battle over lush grassland with the ranch manager's boss, a red headed female, leading the fight against the ornery enemy.
No place to hide
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12 editions published between 1988 and 2008 in English and held by 439 libraries worldwide Wishbone Reilly inherits a large ranch in Texas only to find that Hannigan, a squatter killer, has already taken possession of Reilly's ranch. Wishbone is overrun by his late uncle[s creditors, friends and brides-to-be, all of whom are also aching for a piece of his pie.]. more
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Anthropologists Arizona Arizona--Superstition Mountains Arizona--Tombstone Arizona--Tucson Audiobooks Billy,--the Kid British Card players Earp, Wyatt,--1848-1929 English fiction False testimony Fiction Gold mines and mining History Holliday, John Henry,--1851-1887 Horses Horse trading Impostors and imposture Inheritance and succession Kidnapping Large type books Mines and mineral resources Murder for hire Navajo Indians New Mexico New Mexico--Lincoln County Nobility Outlaws Prospecting Pueblo Indians--Antiquities Quarter horse Quarter racing Race horses Ranchers Ranches Ranch life Revenge Sheep ranchers Sheriffs Squatters Texas Treasure troves United States United States--Death Valley United States--Four Corners Region United States marshals West (U.S.) Western stories Western stories
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Alternative Names
Colt, Clem
Colt, Clem, pseud
Denver, Drake C., pseud
Nye, Nelson, 1907-
Nye, Nelson, 1907-1997
Nye, Nelson C. (Nelson Coral), 1907-
Nye, Nelson Coral, 1907-
Nye, Nelson Coral, 1907-1997
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