
Once upon a Time in Texas (Dramatized Adaptation)
Firestick, Book 4
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Elwood's deputy, "Moosejaw" Hendricks is one of the fastest draws in the territory, and it's the best kept secret in the West. But when Moosejaw guns down three notorious outlaws in an attempted bank robbery, word gets around. And news travels fast. So fast that every tin horn west of the Mississippi heads for Buffalo Peak to prove they're the fastest gun. These half-cocked lunatics want to challenge Moosejaw to a showdown.
The bodies of would-be gunslingers start to pile up.
Moosejaw's friends, Elwood "Firestick" McQueen and "Beartooth" Skinner, think he should hightail it out of town and lay low. That idea is blown away though when a case of scarlet fever puts the whole town under quarantine. No one can leave. And any gunslinger with a death wish can ride in. Which means Firestick and his pals are sitting ducks. Well-armed, fully-loaded ducks. And they'll have to shoot back.
Adapted from the novel and produced with a full cast of actors, immersive sound effects and cinematic music!
Performed by James Konicek, Kay Elúvian, Michael Glenn, KenYatta Rogers, Bradley Foster Smith, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Jonathon Church, David Cui Cui, Marni Penning, Richard Rohan, JW Rone, Ken Jackson, Nora Achrati, Terence Aselford, Lydia Kraniotis, Scott McCormick, Katy Carkuff, Eric Messner, Michael John Casey, Robb Moreira, Jessica Threet, Matthew Bassett, Christopher Walker, Christopher Williams, Danny Gavigan, Nanette Savard, James Lewis, and Drew Kopas.
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