Gary McCarthy

In a land where justice was found in the barrel of a gun and the line between outlaw and citizen was thinly drawn, two women struggled, fought, and won....

Two Colorado cowboys searching for strayed cattle during a harsh snow storm discover the remains of an ancient city built into the side of a huge cliff....

It's hard-rock mining and rock-hard brawling as the Derby Man takes on a boom town....

The thundering engines of the Central Pacific are stalled in the quest to conquer the mighty Sierras....

Here is the bold adventure story of William Dunn, an educated man yet an accomplished mountain man. His life becomes forever entwined with the wild, unforgettable Grand Canyon....

Darby Buckingham, the portly New York writer, had an appetite for local color to add punch to his newest dime novel....

For young Quinn Wallace, reaching the land called Yellowstone was a quest he would rather die for than abandon....

They were on their way to the richest silver strike in human history. Six people who met in a Sierra blizzard enroute to the infamous Comstock Lode....

In Our American West, Volume 1, discover humor, tragedy, and courage in every one of these delightful stories....

Our American West, Volume 4 completes this collection of historical stories written by Gary McCarthy....

Burly, broad-shouldered Isaac Beard is the living embodiment of the mountain code. To survive, he will have to fight his way to a safe haven near Spirit Lake....

Our American West, Volume 2 begins with America’s first colonizers, the prairie dogs, and how they were so hated by ranchers on the range that they were almost made extinct

Our American West, Volume 3 is filled with western frontier stories you’ll find entertaining.

Haunted by the blood and bitterness of the Civil War, Houston Ballou escaped from Tennessee on the proud stallion High Fire....

He is the most cruelly dangerous opponent the Derby Man has ever challenged: Wesley Bryant, now the crime lord of San Francisco....

America's richest legends come from the frontier - from the land where the events of a single moment might erase the lines between law and lawlessness, between safety and mortal danger....

To Libby Pike and her family, the Humboldt brought sudden disaster. Stranded with her young daughter, Libby found herself surrounded by hostile renegades....

The carefully selected stories in this collection are vibrant proof that the great American West is a fertile ground to storytellers....

Look sharp, hit hard - that's the Derby Man's style....

When Darby Buckham's fianceé Dolly Beavers fails to show for their announced wedding, he strikes out for Reno, convinced she must be a victim of foul play....