01653cam a2200265 i 4500 441303159 TxAuBib 20201006120000.0 200311s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020934787 9781643586793 1643586793 9781643586830 1643586831 TxAuBib rda Elston, Allan Vaughan, 2018. Grand Mesa / Allan Vaughan Elston. Thorndike : Center Point Large Print, 2020. pages cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "The dramatic scenery of Colorado's Uncompahgre Valley and an actual incident of two generations ago form the background for this tense and thrilling story of a man's struggle for justice in the face of false accusations and deadly hostile enemies. Ken Barry, advance scout for a group of Michigan settlers, turns into bad luck in Dos Rios where he is first accused of cattle rustling and then faced with a deadly double charge of bank robbery and murder. He cannot understand the enmity of Dale Cummings, the town's leading merchant who seems eager to dispose of him. In his favor, Channing has the support of the town's sheriff and judge over whom he holds political power, a group of unsavory gambling den hirelings and a sinister Mexican servant. Ken's small group of supporters is hardly a match for this murderous crew and, when help from outside finally does arrive, it immediately falls into Channing's hands"-- Provided by publisher. 20201006.