Saddlemates

By: Max Brand

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

The mining certificates granting ownership of the Christabel mine that Edward Dugan inherited from his father had a face value of $250,000, but the mine itself had been declared worthless. Still, Henry Christian, the man that had sold them to Dugan's father, said he'd buy them back for $1,500.

Penniless, Dugan decided to walk the 3,000 miles from his home in Boston to the mine in the Southwest to check out the offer. But along the way he meets a travel companion named Red. Red knows Christian by reputation, and by another name: Bonanza Chris. He knows the only reason Bonanza Chris would buy the mine back is if he had discovered it was far from worthless. He decides not to abandon Dugan to negotiate with Bonanza Chris on his own, but not even Red can imagine how far Bonanza Chris will go to restake his claim on the mine.

©2018 Max Brand (P)2018 Blackstone Publishing

I had to explain to my family why I was laughing.

What a wordsmith! The story is funny, light, and well read. I think the ending could have been better explained, but overall a sweet and entertaining story.

I have read this book and now listened to it.

enjoyed listening to this story. it's a story about friends, pards, I like the story

A western by Max Brand with a touch of Mark Twain humor

My wife and I both throughly enjoyed the story, narration and the humor.
Highly recommend.

Slope the Simple!

Edward Dugan inherited controlling shares of a gold mine, supposedly worth $250K, from his father. Unfortunately, the shares were now believed worthless. Henry Christian, the man who sold the shares to Dugan’s father, offers to buy the shares back for $1,500. So Dugan made his way to Potts Valley to meet Christian. On the way, Dugan meets “Red” who knew Christian as a swindler named “Bonanza Chris”. Red offers to accompany Dugan, who has now picked up the nickname “Slope”. The story continues as a fun romp with Red, Slope, and another new friend named “Blondie” matching wits with Bonanza Chris over the mine. It is a fun story with likable characters and witty dialogue. One issue was the last few chapters. The anxiety had me nearly pulling my hair out. You’ll know what I mean when you read/listen for yourself. I wasn’t impressed with the ending either.

good book

Great story, Max Brand has a way of making simple people, become heroic men. Slope reminds me of, Ronicky Doone