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Hopalong Cassidy the quick-thinking, fast-shooting cowpuncher heads west to deliver a fortune in bank notes to his old friend, Dick Jordan. When he arrives at the Circle J, he discovers that the rancher and his daughter, Pam, are being held prisoner by a desperate band of outlaws led by the ruthless Avery Sparr and his partner Arnold Soper.

Hopalong Cassidy rides straight into an ambush in the West's untamed territories.

There's always something happening with the Bar-20 gang. For instance, there's the matter of the ghost of San Miguel Canyon who everyone agrees is the ghost of Carlos Martinez who was murdered long ago. But why does he show himself only on Friday nights -- and only to a Mexican? Hopalong Cassidy suspects there's a devious and practical reason. Then there's the day Hopalong rides into Rawhide and learns about its self-appointed ruler who is thought...

Hopalong Cassidy could fan a gun every bit as well as Billy the Kid. Six rounds in three seconds was his slowest time, and not a soul in the grand state of Texas could beat him. Until he met Slim Travennes, head of the Sandy Creek Vigilante Committee. Slim was snake-fast. No man could go up against him and live. No man. Hoppy could stand or die. He had no other choice. None at all.

"When Hopalong and Red hear that Johnny Nelson has been knocked over the head and robbed of a big chunk of cash over in Mesquite, they race to his aid--and are immediately framed for a bank robbery"--

Buck Peters put everything he owned into the Bar-20 Ranch. The spread was a dream come true for his family - a permanent home and livelihood on the beautiful, wild Western frontier. Just as he began to hope that his life would continue playing out this idyllic perfection, Buck's whole world is turned upside-down by a band of renegade buffalo hunters. Threatening Buck's spread, his cattle, his family, and even his life, these thugs swear to let nothing...