02826cam a22004333u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000490011324500770016226400510023930000470029033600260033733700260036333800360038949000350042550000310046050801480049152012630063953400650190265300400196765300390200765300330204665300230207965300310210265300260213365300370215965300470219665300220224365300300226583000350229585600430233099900190237368507UtSlPG20260610134600.0mcr n260607r20221872utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aBadger, Jos. E.q(Joseph Edward),d1848-190910aRedlaw, the half-breed; or, The tangled trail. A tale of the settlements 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2022  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aBeadle's Pocket Series No. 101  aRelease date is 2022-07-12  aDavid Edwards, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Northern Illinois University Digital Library).  a"Redlaw, the Half-Breed; or, The Tangled Trail. A Tale of the Settlements" by Jos. E. Badger, Jr. is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The book delves into themes of justice, lawlessness, and societal prejudice in a frontier setting, featuring the central character, Clay Poynter, a man accused of being a counterfeiter and a murderer. As the story unfolds, it explores Poynter's struggle to clear his name while navigating the violent, chaotic world of vigilante justice.  The opening of the novel introduces a gathering of local men led by Captain Neil McGuire, who discuss the growing problems of counterfeit money and the threat of thieves in their settlement. As they plan to form a vigilance committee to address these issues, tensions rise with the sudden entrance of a mysterious stranger, Clay Poynter, who claims he is interested in joining their cause. However, he is soon accused of various crimes, setting the stage for a dramatic conflict. The narrative establishes an atmosphere of suspicion and impending violence, highlighting Poynter's precarious position as he must defend his reputation amid growing hostility from the community while dealing with the complexities of his past. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: Beadle and Adams, 1872  aIndians of North America -- Fiction  aMurder -- Investigation -- Fiction  aAfrican Americans -- Fiction  aOutlaws -- Fiction  aCattle stealing -- Fiction  aVigilantes -- Fiction  aRacially mixed people -- Fiction  aCounterfeits and counterfeiting -- Fiction  aKansas -- Fiction  aHorse stealing -- Fiction 0aBeadle's Pocket Series No. 10140uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68507  c109311d109311