Crusader

by Max Brand

Book Overview

Lured out of the wilderness by fight manager Sparrow Roberts, who wants to turn him into a boxer, Harry Camden decides he wants something more, and drifts into a life of crime that leads him to steal... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786235330
• ISBN13: 9780786235339
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Five Star (ME)
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

A True Western Classic From The All-Time Greatest!!

The western has been around a long, long time and it is very hard to come up with something new. Well, Max Brand does just that in Crusader! Even though the book is 80 years old, Brand weaves an unconvetional story that is as fresh today as it was way back when. You get a main character who doesn't appear until about 40 pages in and he's more like Tarzan than a typical cowboy. Plus the novel starts as a boxing story before turning its focus to the west. And the hero is an angry, solitary man looking for trouble, outcast by society and finding redemption through a special horse. And, if that's not enough, you can throw in a little bit of Seabiscuit to sweeten the pot. Like I said, Crusader is unquestionably a western novel but it is so different and out there that it almost defies description. One thing is certain, however: You will be turning the pages and reading well into the night. Crusader is one of the best from an author who epitomizes the best of western fiction.

An enthralling western written in the spirit of the times

Crusader by legendary western author Max Brand is a superbly written western novel about Harry Camden, a man lured into the fighting ring, where his powerful punch could earn his greedy manager a fortune. But the trappings and luxuries of civilization weighed heavily on a prizefighter accustomed to life in the wilderness, and precipitate his slow decay into alcohol and crime. This destructive spiral culminates in Harry's theft of the stallion Crusader, a horse so wild that only the greatest fighter of a man can ride him. Crusader is highly recommended as an enthralling western written in the spirit of the times and the genre -- and a "must" for all Max Brand fans!