Western Books

Frank Morgan would rather put up his guns and live in peace, but outlaws have smashed his life, seriously injured his wife, and taken his son. Now he rides into a valley busy with a range war. Fortunately for Frank his reputation has preseeded him. The battle is on and Frank needs to make some quick hard decisions in order to confront all the danger.

I was so impressed with this series I e-mailed the author to let him know just that.

Frank Morgan, is at it again and won't back down from some pushy ranchers that think they're above the law. As well as some wantabe famous gunfighters looking for a reputation.

You won't be able to put it down once you get started. It keeps you on one heck of a ride and Mr. Johnstone did an excellent job as before putting together a outstanding western novel.

It's a must read!! For true western readers or those with interest good ole fashion manners.

I really enjoyed the fourth book in the Last Gunfighter Series. The action is fierce and the book is one that is hard to put down. The main character, Frank Morgan, continues to try and put his guns up and settle down. but Fate won't let him. Great reading!

I now own all 3 of "The Last Gunfighter" series. In my opinion, they only get better, and this last one was the tops! I enjoyed counting the dead and wounded Frank Morgan left behind in all 3 books of this great new series.

When it comes to Westerns this one is excellent.Johnstone has that special knack of being able to tell it like it is, at the same time as being able to tell it like it was.Once you get into the story,and that takes only about 2 pages, it is hard to put down.I don't know what it is,but Johnstone breaks up this story of 240 pages unto 32 chapters.That approach results in him having to keep something new coming and the story moving right along.Hey,he isn't the first to use this approach,after all,wasn't the Bible written this way?If you want an example to follow,it's not a bad choice.The copy I have is a Collector,s Edition and included a 6 page Afterword by the author.I enjoyed it immensely and he tells us a bit about himself and why and how he got into writing Westerns.Along with great stories,Westerns usually have some excellent artwork on their covers;this one is super.It would be good if a little about the artist was included.
I once read that all novels really fall into two types:
A-- A man went on a journey
and
B-- A stranger came to town
This one seems to fit both bills;but is really type B.
As I read this story I was reminded of the verse:

"Yeah,though I walk through
the Valley of Death
I fear no Evil
'cause I,m the meanest
S.O.B.
in the valley!
It didn't take Colonel Trainor,Gilmar,Bullard and their gunhawks long to find that out, when they decided to mess with Frank Morgan.
A couple of good lines Johnstone gives us are:
"Stand still and listen and live or grab iron and die,Morgan,"the voice said,"It,s your choice."How little he realized what was in store for him.
"Think about death,boy," Frank told him."Give it some hard thought.Dead is forever,boy.Do you realize that?"
While some novels seem to need steamy encounters,Johnstone can say it all with:
"Frank grabbed her and pulled her down on the sofa.One thing led to another..."
"Frank once read about some fellow way back centries ago who was asked if he was afraid of something that faced him.No,the man said.He wasn't afraid of anything in the future,only what was behind him."
Frank knew that would be true as he continued his journey out of the valley.
If you want to read a good Western,you'll not go wrong with this one.

I had this book as a teenager, but my mother made me throw it away along with the rest of my romance novels because she thought they were dirty. For years I felt bad about it and never touched another romance, but the story of "Forget Me Not" always struck a cord in me. This novel is everything I ever wanted in a romantic relationship, and I can say that I have been blessed with this kind of love in my marriage to my husband Edward. Finding this book after almost ten years was a miracle and I will keep it with me always. A great read and a lasting story!

Wonderful characters:
Josephine Whittaker - 25, was married for 6 years - is now free and independant and stranded with no money in the town of her dreams, Sienna, Wyoming. Such a prissily raised lady. No qualifications to land a self-supporting job.
Keeps refering to Beadle's dime novel "Rawhide's Wild Tales of Revenge in Sienna".

J.D. McCall - 28, never married but has visited the "ladies" in the Walkingbars saloon - owner of The McCall Cattle Company ranch [a big ranch]- has no time or interest in a city bred gal.
Suddenly finds his hormones sitting up and taking notice of Jospehine.

Rio Cibolo - 18 year old, blonde full-of-gut-and-glory wrangler. J.D. had to rescue Rio from jail for causing a disturbance. Rio discribed Josephine as "pretty as a thirty dollar pony". J.D. claims he didn't notice.

"Boots" McCall - sixty some years - afraid his is losing his mind - forgets some things - on the outs with J.D. most of the time until ...... - proves to be a friend to Josephine.

J.D. needs a cook - one who can produce a hearty meal on the trail.
Jospehine's qualifications: she is an excellent hostess, has a flair for choosing the appropriate table service for same party, qualified to supervise domistics in a large household - oh yes, she is also a master at archery. [now pay attention to that]. Well she could read couldn't she? All she needs is a cookbook!

Follow the wonderfull progression of the relationships between these characters as their individuality bounces of one another and the story describes their blending together into working family.

Emotions, love, jealosy and hormones all blend to make for a lively story of wounded people. Enough sass and backtalk to keep it spicey.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED --M even with the PMS

I enjoyed this book quite a lot and thought it was sweet. But having just finished HARMONY, I found this book not as good. I thought that HARMONY was great and I was ready to laugh again.

Imagine yourself as a well-bred city girl, leaving the security of the city after six years of marriage to an abusive husband, and ending up in a crude cow town. Imagine having all your money and worldly possession mistakenly taken. Imagine applying for the job of ranch cook in order to survive and you have never cooked a meal. Imagine falling in love with a man whose own mother abandoned him as a child and who has no time for a fragile city girl. If you can imagine yourself in this situation, you're, Josephine Wittaker, the heroine of "Forget Me Not". On the surface, the book is filled with humor. Some scenes are absolutely hilarious, but under the humor is much much more. The book is about relationships, about people who've been hurt and who're learning to trust and love again. One of the novel's forte is the brilliance of the author's characterization. Each of the major characters is unique in his/her own way. Even the minor characters are not stereotypes, but individuals with their own personality and voice. Boot, the hero's father is a vivid and unique personality and so are the cowboys who work on ranch. Josephine is a fiesty heroine, a woman who has suffered and is brave enough to go after a new life. J.D is strong and silent, afraid to love but when he does he loves fiercely. The story is fast-paced and readers will be sure to applaud when Josephine eventually proves to J.D that she has the grit and gumption to be a rancher's wife. This is the first book I've read by Ms. Holm, but it's definitely not my last

Highly Recommended Josephine Whittaker has read too many Beadle dime novels. Newly divorced, determined to be independent, and robbed of her meager funds, Josephine accepts employment as the cook on a trail drive. There is only one problem: Josephine doesn't know how to boil water. Until four months ago she was worth four million dollars. Now she is destitute and despised by former so-called friends. Dismayed to find the Western town of Sienna unlike the description in the Beadle novel, Josephine squares her shoulders to face reality. The death of her father stamped "closed" on her former life; all bridges to the East burned behind her as the train sped West. J. D. McCall knows to take a pretty woman on a rugged trail drive is akin to folly, but Josephine is the only one who applies for the cook's position. Trail-hands will tolerate almost anything but bad grub. Dressed in a gown of silk, Josephine looks nothing like a cook, but she assures J. D. pan-fried beef is her specialty. By coincidence it is the favorite meal of all the cowboys at the McCall ranch. The way the touch of her hand, the smell of her perfume, the warmth of her smile makes J.D. feel has no bearing on his decision to hire her. What he feels is just an anomaly. He will survive it like all of the other illness he's contracted. At least that's his plan until the first time his lips feel the delicate brush of her mouth. When the sparks die, and earth again begins to rotate, J.D. is a doomed man. Prim and proper Josephine Whittaker lists his heart as her new residence. Josephine's first attempts at cooking prove disastrous. Yet, what is a newly independent woman to do but try again. Determined to earn enough money to settle in San Francisco, she takes the recipe book as her bible. However, nowhere in the cookbook is there a formula to cure the way J.D. makes her feel. His first kiss literally curls the toes in her shoes. The mere touch of his hand and her will-power flies South with the migrating birds. Josephine and J.D. battle more than trail dust on the long journey to the Spring pasture: fears of failure, old memories, and the constant presence of the cowboys play a tug-of-war with the lover's burgeoning emotions. Stef Ann Holm writes an unforgettable novel filled with insight, memorable characters, and picturesque narrative. The original plot moves at a quick pace, but never looses it way. The dialog works to enhance the storyline, and clarifies the images of her characters. Ms. Holm's ability to understand the working of a shattered heart is nothing short of marvelous. Her empathy and insight create a book to cherish. Kathee S. Car

It is a book that can be understand only through thought system of Holy Spirit, where it's curriculum is beyond what our world has to offer. Content of its holy wisdom is well captured in the book "Course in Miracles". Since Course in Miracles is difficult to understand, it is further supported in the book "The Disappearing of the Universe" and "Your Immortal Reality" by Gary Renard which is a must, if you want to save your self 20 years of study and frustrations. Holy Spirit teachings is simple, but our split untrained mind is not.

Of the many aspects of mystical theology Osuna addresses, I particularly like his description of an "inflaming of the spirit." He writes of experiencing "... such sweetness that the soul would like to be consumed... it is exceedingly gladdened in the Lord, [and] its tranquil conscience witness to our feeling of being loved by God..." (p. 71) If you are drawn to such a state, you're likely to appreciate Third Spiritual Alphabet, a gem of 16th century Spanish mysticism with expert introduction by translator, Mary E. Giles.

An early 16th Century Spanish mystic, Fr. Francisco de Osunacontributed six spiritual alphabet's for humankind's spiritualgrowth. The Third Spiritual Alphabet being not only a treatise on love and how to enjoy a recollected life in the midst of the chaos of this world; but as well, the very book that that strong cookie, St. Teresa of Avila, chose to use as her "bible" throughout her intensely productive and deeply committed life. One look at the cover of this paperback with Liam Roberts' excellent painting of this very beautiful priest gives one a clear sense of his own personal struggles and the satisfaction he must have felt in overcoming them. END

I recommend this book to anyone that wants to further his/her
spiritual quest.

I hope that you find this a gem.

Do you want a deeper walk with Christ? This is a book worth reading.

St Teresa of Avila considered de Osuna's book The Third Spiritual Alphabet to be a turning-point in her life as a Christian. Mary Giles has made a translation of this 500-year-old work which reveals de Osuna as a kindly, humorous, and utterly serious man of God, much as CS Lewis is for the modern man. Yet the search for a deep relationship with God is the same for the Renaissance man as for the man of the 21st century. This is a book to be savoured, read slowly, underlined, re-read, and cherished. To understand the advice here is not difficult, it is simply difficult to choose to do it. After all, we have much more accessible ways of filling our minds in our century: the television, the radio, movies, the Internet. Perhaps even some of our church services contain more easy entertainment than substance.

De Osuna is a writer who connects things, who relates the known to the unknown by metaphor and simile and nature, with surprising ideas that one feels interiorly, as truths one has always known but never articulated. He is Biblical to the core, and seems to have a photographic memory of scripture, with one glaring error simply showing that he was writing without references! The things he pulls from scripture for our understanding are nothing short of delightful. All scripture references are footnoted by the translator, which is very helpful.

De Osuna requires of the reader total attention and dedication. Yet the task is as exhilarating as any scenic mountain climb. I thank Ms Giles for for her thoughtful and readable work, and I thank whatever powers that be for publishing this book. It is a timeless work.

I loved this book from Dianna Crawford. I am very cautious about the books I read as I don't want to read anything unproper for my age.(15) This book was exciting and old fashioned just the way I like it. Ike and Annie make a Great couple and i can't wait to read her second series about Baxter and Sabina and the rest. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a good Christian read!

this is the first book from Dianna Crawford I have read...I love Dee Henderson so much I am cautious picking up any other author...since I have long since read all of Dee Hendersons books I was desperate for a good story...I loved this book and am right now looking for more written by Dianna..

I have been a christian for a long time but until now i have not gotten into Christian novels, perticularly romance. I read Freedom's Promise by Diana Crawford, and fell in love with the Reardons. I immediatly went to amazon to order the rest in the 3 part series. I have devoured them all and loved every minute. I then went onto the Reardon valley series and am currently on the last book. these are happy ending, christ filled novels. I have come to love Diana Crawford and her storytelling.

For the first time in Annie McGregor's life, she's free. Her years of servitude drawing to a close, Annie hears there's a man in town looking for settlers to accompany him across the mountains into Tennessee country. Could this be the answer to her prayers>
Issac Reardon is on a mission to claim his betrothed--along with a preacher and a small group of settlers--and return to the beautiful home he has carved from the rugged wilderness. He is devastated to learn of his intended wife's betrayal. And now to make matters worse, he's confronted with a hardheaded, irresistible young woman who is determined to accompany his wagon train--without a man of her own to protect her!
Together, Annie and Ike must fight perilous mountain passages, menacing outlaws, and a rebellious companion. As they do, both are shocked to discover their growing attraction, which threatens to destroy the dream of freedom for which they have risked their very lives.
The first in an exciting new historical series by best-selling author Dianna Crawford.

A truly exciting adventure of a young girl seeking to improve her life by moving west from North Carolina into the untamed land soon to be Tennessee. I admired her grit and her faith in God's plan for her life.

All I can say is that this is by far one of the best books that I have ever read on gun rights.

I've had the opportunity to meet Sheriff Mack. His genuine character is reflected clearly in this book. "From My Cold Dead Fingers" is a clear and concise explanation of precisely why Americans need to preserve the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. Sheriff Mack tackles the various issues surrounding gun control in an format that is both easy to read and easy to reference. While the book is probably somewhat elementary for those already involved in the struggle to maintain 2nd Amendment freedoms, it is still a good quick reference piece. For those not sure about the issue or even on the other side, the book is wonderfully written so that anyone can understand the pro-gun argument without devoting hours trying to dig through masses of numbers and statistics. I would highly recommend this book to everyone who doesn't already have a copy!

This book is well-written and well-documented. I would recommend that every American (or anyone else that cares about freedom) get this book and read it through. Though the title is provocative, the facts are laid out clearly inside.

Richard Mack's book, in very literate style, exposes some of the disguised movements the liberal left is promoting to disarm lawabiding citizens of their Constitutional Right of self defense. Mr. Mack illustrates several examples of the propaganda being put before the American Public,by the anti-gun crowd, with misleading titles to lure the unsuspecting into a "this must be a good thing" attitude. A must-read book for any American concerned about the slow erosion of our constitutional rights and in particular The 2nd Amendment. ...the right to keep and bear arms...

Sheriff Richard Mack is a legend. He refused to enforce the Brady Bill in his county in Arizona, and filed a lawsuit, claiming that the Feds may not require a local magistrate to enforce a federal law. The Supreme Court upheld his point of view, and struck down the enforcement part of the Brady Bill, which no local law enforcement personnel are required to carry out. Good book, showing his basic understanding of the right to keep and bear arms. It is not a "right conferred by the Bill of Rights," but a pre-existing right that the Bill of Rights simply recognized as being more fundamental to freedom than the creation of a national government. Worth the read.

In Genevieve Of Tombstone, John Duncklee has written an original, highly recommended western novel set in the Tombstone, Arizona during the 1880s, a time when the Earps and the Clantons were typical examples of the men who ranged from ranchers and lawmen to gunslingers and rustlers. But in that frontier community there was also a woman of great spirit, toughness and heart called Genevieve. A free spirit whether she was working in a fancy house or running her own cattle spread, Genevieve made her own way in a time when, and place where, men with guns thought they were in charge.

A first rate read: fascinating, trustworthy. It gives a far different picture of Western life than so many of the old school. Daring to enter the mind of one very real woman of Tombstone, the book follows the unique path she takes, both in business and love.

As far as I'm concerned, poetry is the place for wordsmiths. You can run them off the ranch when it comes to fiction. What you want is compelling drama, and Genevieve brings it on a platter. If you want plain prose that rings clarion clear, and reaches into your heart, this novel will do so. Novelized, but taken from a true story, Genevieve of Tombstone speaks truth in every sentence. Don't miss this one if you want the REAL west. Larry Jay Martin, author of Last Stand, Sounding Drum, Shadow of the Grizzly, etc.

A marvelous creation,brimming with passion, honesty, and grit. The reader emerges with that good warm feeling one gets only when having met flesh and blood characters. Genevieve's rise from the bordellos of Tombstone to respectable womanhood sticks in the mind long after the last page.

Duncklee gets better and better. Genevieve... poses a different view of the Old West. Instead of a lament from some gunslinger or cowpoke, Duncklee has used the eyes and memory of a Tombstone whore. Tragedy and triumph, luck and good planning, they're all in the book. Genevieve poses the question "Why hasn't more material hasn't been written from the views of the West's secondary citizens?" More power to Duncklee, I'm looking forward to his next bit of scribblin'. Sic 'em, John.

This book is great! It teaches children about astronomy as well! In this book, Ethan wishes he could have a night sky in his room. He grabs the moon, clouds, and stars right out of the sky. Ethan learns that the stars, moon, and clouds are happier in the sky because that's where they belong. At the end of the book, the sky is smiling just for Ethan! Get this book today!!!

The story sparked such interest in both of my children to pick the book up over and over again and re-read it. They find it even more exciting when they get to read it under the covers.

Reading this book to my child was a real joy. To see her eyes light up as the pages glowed in the dark was wonderful. This book has now sparked an interest in my child to learn more about the moon and the stars. Great book.

My 3 1/2 y.o. son loves to read this book while using a flash light which really help the stars & clouds shine when we turn off the light.

This is a story about a young boy that wants to catch the stars and keep them in his room. He soon finds the stars won't shine without their frind the moon, etc... It's a cute story and my 5-year old son likes it.

This is a fabulous example of the simple life of times past. What joy was found in just being together as a family with the added fun of "going to town".

I just love this series of First Little House books. My own two girl have delighted in them and a fequently give them to 3-6 year olds as birthday or Christmas gifts.
The stories are classic Little House and the illustrations just beautiful!

THIS INTRODUCTION TO THE LAURA INGALLS' BOOKS IS EASY TO READ, DELIGHTFUL TO LOOK AT AND AN ENCHANTMENT, IN MY OPINION, FOR YOUNGSTERS OF ALL AGES. EVEN OLDER CHILDREN WILL APPRECIATE ITS GENTLE HONESTY AND GORGEOUS ILLUSTRATIONS.

Adapted deftly from the Little House series made famous by Laura Ingalls Wilder, this gorgeous picture book tells of Laura's first day trip with her family from the Big Woods to the nearby town of Pepin Wisconsin. The writing is charming and warm, the typeface perfect for reading aloud or independently. The illustrations, inspired by Garth Williams' originals, are extraordinary...absolutely beautiful! I would not consider this adaptation to be a "dumbed down" version of the originals, nor it is too juvenile for older readers. Rather it is a perfect transition piece which lends itself to wonderful cuddling and conversation, both of which are important for developing strong readers no matter how old they may be.

I would also recommend the hardcover editions. They last longer through many readings and make reading aloud feel like a real treat.

Enjoy.

When I was a kid my dad got me the whole Little House series of books. I loved them and read them for years. Now I have 2 daughters of my own and I'm thrilled to be able to introduce them to the Little House books at a younger age. The illustrations are great and the stories are well written. As I'm reading them to my daughters I remember the stories when I read them as a kid. Fun for all of us!

We bought this book (and most of the Little Critter books) to help us discuss what's going on in our child's life. When problems arose with what it means to be a good friend, we were making little to no headway until we read this book together. Somehow it's easier to understand when it's a favorite book character having the problem and not you.

This put a smile on my face --- and I'm over 30!!! The illustrations are colorful and funny and the story line and writing are very good.

The book is two thumbs up by me for my littel sisters and cousins. I think this book is a very good book for children 1-5. I would recomend this book to any one

Just My Friend And Me was a great book. It told you how you would play with your friend when he/she came over. It showed how to help your friend when he/she gets hurt. In someways once you have a friend come over you can't wait for them to leave so you can be a lone and do stuff you want to do and not have someone else want to do something different. Well, I hope this gives you a good idea of what this book is about. I hope all of the little children will enjoy this book. I know I did.

The book is two thumbs up by me for my littel sisters and cousins. I think this book is a very good book for children 1-5. I would recomend this book to any one

Dick Dobbins does the job right in "The Grand Minor League", a retrospective of the old Pacific Coast League (PCL).

The PCL still exists today as a AAA league - one step below the majors - but it is purely an adjunct minor league system to the two major leagues.

However, this book is about the PCL's glory days, largely originating during the Depression and spanning the second world war and the first twelve years of the post-war era until the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers moved to the West Coast.

The PCL financed operations by charging admission for its own games and by selling contracts of its more promising stars to the established major league teams. But some visionaries had dreams of attaining major league status for the PCL, and it could have happened. A disproportionate amount of major-league level talent could be found on the West Coast, and PCL scouts were busy signing it up.

While one PCL owner was dryly reputed to have the reputation of throwing dollars around as though they were manhole covers, the pay could be more generous (the players whose contracts were sold to the majors even received a percentage of the sales price) and the opportunities for stardom could be GREATER than that which was available in the majors; moreover, the Pacific Coast was "home" to many of its players. Hence, some major leaguers sought to return there.

And when the majors reluctantly granted the PCL "open classification" status, players drafted by the majors were accorded the option of waiving the draft and remaining with their respective PCL teams and were often rewarded with bonuses for doing so. The PCL could have evolved into a third major league, but the opposition from the established major league owners, who saw the potential for expansion or relocation to the West Coast long before moving the Giants and Dodgers there, was too great to overcome. The moves themselves sounded the death knell for the traditional conception of the league.

Its legacy includes the players who became stars or near-stars in the big leagues, such as Lefty O'Doul, Dolph Camilli, Maury Wills (amazingly enough, he was only an adequate shortstop and a sometime base-stealer during his PCL days, who didn`t reach stardom until he went to the Dodgers), and of course, Joe DiMaggio.

Startlingly, Dobbins fails to remind his readers that years before he electrified the country with his 56-game hitting streak, DiMaggio was thrilling West Coast fans with a 61 game hitting streak in the PCL. Both records are among the few that have withstood the test of time.

One can observe other ironies. Long before Tommy Lasorda and Sparky Anderson did battle, in their respective roles as managers of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cincinnati's "Big Red Machine", for Western Division supremacy during the 1970's, they were teammates on the Los Angeles Angels, working together to establish geographical supremacy against the arch-rival Hollywood Stars.

And speaking of managers, debate rages among baseball historians about Casey Stengel's managerial acumen. Was he an adept, if incomprehensible, managerial genius or a bum who failed miserably in Boston and who only attained success by piggy-backing on the vast talent of some super Yankee teams? The story of Stengel's stewardship of the 1948 PCL Champion Oakland Oaks is a huge point in his favor.

Dobbins draws some of his history from the records but most of it from the recollections of the old-time players who consented to be interviewed. My only real criticism is that it took someone too long to undertake this project. The passage of time limits the sources from which Dobbins could draw.

And how trustworthy is human memory? There is a reference in one of the narratives supplied to Dobbins about a player named Johnny Lindell who alternated between pitcher and outfielder and who "would have been in the big leagues" if he could have only hit more consistently.

Who would dare observe, in response, that the record book shows that during the 1940's, an outfielder-pitcher named Johnny Lindell played in the majors, chiefly for the Yankees (this included several World Series appearances), on a part-time basis for 12 years and that he retired in 1954 with a respectable lifetime batting average of .273, having twice led the league in triples?

He couldn't hit well enough for the major leagues. Or could he? Were there two Johnny Lindells answering to the same description?

My favorite chapter was about the old ballparks. If you are a displaced and discouraged Giant fan who lives in the Los Angeles area, you can carry the book and its pictures of the ballparks to the corners of Beverly, Fairfax and Genessee and try to envision the Hollywood Stars' Gilmore Field having once stood there. The intersections now are home to a little company known as CBS - Television City, and there isn't even a marker anywhere to show that Gilmore Field ever existed.

And you can drive to 42nd and Avalon and marvel at the human and urban sprawl that has overtaken the area. Wrigley Field, home to the ORIGINAL Los Angeles Angels and named and constructed after its more famous Chicago namesake, has been torn down, and a community center named after a politician has been erected in its place. Again, no marker commemorates Wrigley Field. Soccer, not baseball, is the recreation of choice for the locals, and the excited cries of the players and spectators are not being delivered in English.

Is there any marker on the corner of 16th and Bryant in San Francisco to memorialize Seals Stadium?

"The Grand Minor League" is a fitting tribute to the REAL baseball giants of the West Coast and to a time when baseball was a "melting pot" language, when the game was played, not by overpaid egotistical prima donnas, but by men with working-class ethics, and when teams were managed by men and not "Dustys". Where have you gone, Rugger Ardizoia?

Dick Dobbins again captures the essence of the old Pacific Coast League. By using an "oral history" format, he is able to capture the true nature of this "major" minor league. The best section in the book consist of short interviews with former players and managers regarding some of the great and notorious players in the league. The same is also done for the managers, stadiums and teams. My favorite aspect of the book is the numerous historical photographs from Mr. Dobbins collection. This book is a must buy for baseball fans!

If you are a fan of the old Pacific Coast League, this book is a must. Great photos, interesting interviews with former players. If you own Nuggets on the Diamond also by Dick Dobbins, this is a great companion piece. Just to see pictures of the old coast league ball parks is worth the price of admission.

This ia an absolute must for anyone who enjoyed the old PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.The photographs of the old P.C.L.ballparks are worth the price of admission.This is an excellent companion piece to Dobbins other book on the P.C.L. Nuggets on the Diamond.

In this book, Dick Dobbins took a cue from the book, "The Glory of Their Times," interviewing numerous ex-PCL players and umpires about the league. This oral history of the league is an excellent look back. Reading this book takes you back to a different era of baseball and shows why the PCL deserved to be called the "Grand Minor League."

The book has chapters on the league's various ballparks over the years, the league's great teams and rivalries. There are numerous pictures of various players, managers, umpires and team owners throughout the book. There are also pictures of various teams' uniforms, hats and other assorted memorabilia.

Dick Dobbins put a lot of hard work and dedication into this book and it shows. Any baseball history fan will love this book.