Loomis, Noel M. 1905-1969

Overview

Works:	108 works in 382 publications in 6 languages and 8,353 library holdings
Genres:	Western fiction Fiction History Sources Pictorial works Short stories Historical fiction
Roles:	Author, Composer, Editor
Classifications:	PS3523.O554, 813.54

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Noel M Loomis

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Most widely held works by Noel M Loomis

Wells Fargo by Noel M Loomis( Book )

10 editions published in 1968 in English and held by 931 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This is the story of Wells Fargo and of the people who created it and developed it ito the four-billion-dollar institution that it is today. (inside flap.)

Pedro Vial and the roads to Santa Fe by Noel M Loomis( Book )

6 editions published in 1967 in English and held by 601 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Texan-Santa Fé pioneers by Noel M Loomis( Book )

5 editions published in 1958 in English and held by 594 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Texan-Santa Fe expedition and its historically significant aftermath, with emphasis on the human element. Contains exhaustive list of the pioneers

North to Texas by Noel M Loomis( Book )

20 editions published between 1955 and 2012 in English and held by 568 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The south needed Texas for men and supplies to carry on the war, but in Texas, another war was raging -- and that one was between the secessionists and the sympathizers. Roy Talley was a rancher, and he wasn't looking for a fight. But two of his brothers had been among the Union sympathizers who had been killed in the bloody Nueces Massacre. Now Talley saw his chance to avenge the murders of his brothers. With malaria raging through the camps, the South needed quinine more than it needed anything else. And Talley meant to bargain smuggled quinine for a fortune in gold

Heading west : western stories by Noel M Loomis( Book )

19 editions published between 1999 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 535 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Noel M. Loomis was born in Oklahoma Territory and grew up in the southwest that later figured prominently in his fiction. He began contributing fiction to the magazine market in the late 1930s, and came to prominence with his first novel, Rim of the Caprock, in 1952. The nine stories collected here demonstrate his versatility, his broad range of interests, and his emphasis on historical accuracy and detail." -- Amazon.com

Short cut to Red River by Noel M Loomis( Book )

15 editions published between 1958 and 2012 in English and Dutch and held by 419 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Texas was savage - a land of wild rivers and killing storms - alive with Comanches whose barbarism was legend, and white men who'd kill a man for his boots. It took a man like Ross Phillips to tame Texas. Phillips rode north from Mexico at the head of a mighty wagon train laden with bullion worth a million. His aim - to rip from the very guts of the land a short-cut trail to Arkansas

Wild country by Noel M Loomis( Book )

12 editions published between 1956 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 394 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Roger Adams will stop at nothing to stop two men who know about his dangerous past and intend to expose him and ruin the new life he's worked hard for

A time for violence by Noel M Loomis( Book )

15 editions published between 1960 and 2007 in English and held by 374 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An accused murderer, Bart Wagner has come to Texas to hunt down the only witness who can prove he killed in self-defense. He soon discovers that his witness is the occupant of a freshly-dug grave. He also discovers the witness' widow-the beautiful, iron-willed Catherine who seems mysteriously involved with the men who killed her seventy-five-year old husband. Bart agrees to help the determined Catherine defend her ranch against Xenophon Jones and his gang. When the outlaws try to drive her off her property by setting fire to her buildings, Bart finds himself involved in something more than clearing his own name

West to the sun by Noel M Loomis( Book )

13 editions published between 1955 and 2003 in English and held by 353 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"It stretched out there to the west--the endless, silent, savage wilderness only a very brave man or a fool would challenge. Dan Shankle was no fool. His mission made him desperately brave. For somewhere in these killing plains lay hidden the contrabandista, a man who traded guns to the Indians who used them to massacre a bloody swath across the frontier. He had to be stopped. Shankle rode West to the sun, into bitter country that gave no quarter. It was kill or be killed--by a white man, an Inf=dian, or the brutal savage land itself."--Page 4 of cover

The twilighters by Noel M Loomis( Book )

15 editions published between 1955 and 2003 in English and held by 350 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Twilight Zone stretched for a hundred miles between Texas and Louisiana, and harbored more killers, thieves and assorted human monsters than any area its size in the world. But law-abiding men fought their way through it--on the other side lay Texas and all the great Southwest: the frontier that restless Americans were pushing westward. Some made it, got through. Some didn't

Ferguson's ferry by Noel M Loomis( Book )

13 editions published between 1962 and 2006 in English and Undetermined and held by 346 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Ferguson must escape from the 250-foot well, and save the people on the ferry.--

The buscadero by Noel M Loomis( Book )

15 editions published between 1953 and 2003 in English and German and held by 327 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Two-gun newspaperman Tom Bell was ready and willing to back up his editorials with gun powder

Rim of the Caprock by Noel M Loomis( Book )

17 editions published between 1952 and 2000 in English and held by 321 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Walk spent four years in the war. He spent six years under carpetbagger rule trying to get somewhere. The Apaches held him captive for two years. That made twelve years - all wasted. Now he was a comanchero, with a stake. He meant to trade that stake for a ranch, even if he had to fight for it

Cheyenne war cry by Noel M Loomis( Book )

14 editions published between 1959 and 2005 in English and held by 300 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A novel about the Cheyene Indians and their wars against the early settlers

The Maricopa Trail by Noel M Loomis( Book )

17 editions published between 1957 and 2004 in English and Swedish and held by 254 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The harsh desert led westwards to El Dorado-- to the goldfields of California-- and there were always men like Joshua Perkins reckless enough to pit themselves against it. Joshua longed for adventure and dreamed of old, but he hadn't reckoned with the renegades of the Maricopa Trail who were intent on slaughter and pillage

Johnny Concho by Noel M Loomis( Book )

15 editions published between 1956 and 2004 in 3 languages and held by 228 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Hang the men high by Noel M Loomis( Book )

10 editions published between 1957 and 2006 in English and held by 219 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

One by one they dragged them in-the deadly killers. There was enough rope to hang them all. The judge turned to the hangman and proclaimed, "I count twelve empty nooses up there on the gallows. Have they ever been used all at once?" The hangman moistened his lips. "No," he whispered. "But I could do it. And when I hang them, they never come back for more." "Twelve men at onetime." That ought to discourage lawlessness in the Territory."

Above the Palo Duro by Noel M Loomis( Book )

7 editions published between 1959 and 2005 in English and held by 205 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Tejas country by Noel M Loomis( Book )

5 editions published between 1996 and 2004 in English and held by 194 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Choate heads into Tejas country on a secret mission, knowing that he will be deep in enemy territory where the French, the Spanish, or Comanches could end both the mission and his life

Bonanza by Noel M Loomis( Book )

12 editions published between 1960 and 1976 in 3 languages and held by 143 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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