This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

Alcatraz is a classic western novel by the great western author Max Brand. "He was perfect of that type of cowboy which she detested most: handsome, lithe, childishly vain in his dress. About his sombrero ran a heavy width of gold-braid; his shirt was blue silk; his bandana was red; his boots were shop-made beauties, soft and flexible; and on his heels glittered--gilded spurs "

BLOOD 'N THUNDER #41 begins with a report on this year's Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention. "Tricks of the Trade" offers an article by Arthur Burks, "speed merchant of the pulps," on an occupational hazard to fictioneering. "Pulp Page to Silver Screen" explores the 1931 Western TRAILIN', based on a Max Brand novel serialized in ALL-STORY WEEKLY. "Cliffhanger Classics" covers a bizarre 1935 serial THE LOST CITY. Our feature articles include a survey of the short-lived but memorable Munsey pulp ALL-AMERICAN WEEKLY, and Larry Latham's overview of dime novel heroes adapted to the movies....