Fighting Men

By Ralph Cotton

Book Overview

Civil War veteran and former schoolmaster Sherman Dahl first appeared in Webb's Posse (a Penguin book by Ralph Cotton) when a gang of marauding guerrilla riders sacked his town and burned his school.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451229746
• ISBN13: 9780451229748
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Signet Book
• Length: 295 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.5" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Sherman Dahl, it's about time

Like the reader before me I have been waiting to hear more from any of the characters in Webb's Posse. Sherman Dahl, The Teacher, was a perfect choice. In this story Cotton also introduced another strong character into the fold with Deputy Eddie Lang. Like Webb's Posse, this story is a tribute to the fighting nature of men. Cotton neither condones or condemns violence. He does explain it through several different sets of eyes. I hope there is more coming from The Teacher and Deputy Lane.

Worth the Wait

I've waited since WEBB'S POSSE came out for another Sherman Dahl book, and this is an excellent Westnern. Unfortunately, there is little of Dahl in the book itself in the middle of the book. We see him at the beginning and the end, but that's pretty much it. As with all of Cotton's books, there is a great deal of action, and people that you don't necesarily forsee as those of action holding their weight. Deputy Lane is one that would be good in a series. Lawdog: The Life and Times of Hayden Tilden

Don't mess with the Teacher!!!!!!

Sherman Dahl is known as "The Teacher". He is a gun for hire but was a school teacher in the past. He is after "Big Chicago" Goines and a band of outlaws. Teacher is good with pistol or rifle, it does not matter. He meets and makes friends with Deputy Lane who is also after some of the same people as they killed the Sheriff where Lane is from. All the outlaws end up in Robbers Roost. A town where outlaws gather to hide out and are protected while they are there. The Teacher and Lane must figure out how to get to the people they want that are in this town. There is a lot of action, a quick read, did not want to put the book down. Ralph Cotton always does a good job. Teacher quickly becomes a hero type person with the chances he takes. He is very good at his job. If you like westerns you will like this book.