Hopalong Cassidy | Upper Skagit Library District

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This hilarious collection of interconnected tall tales, anecdotes, and amusing incidents is a must-read for fans of the Hopalong Cassidy stories or the Western humor genre in general. A perfect introduction to the Hopalong Cassidy tales for young or first-time readers, Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up is a rootin'-tootin' good time.

2) The rustlers of West Fork: a Hopalong Cassidy novel

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L'Amour, Louis, 1908-

Earliest Publication Date

1991

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In this first of four classic frontier novels, Louis L'Amour adds his own special brand to the life and adventures of one of America's favorite fictional cowboys, Hopalong Cassidy.
In The Rustlers of West Fork, 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...

3) Trouble shooter: a Hopalong Cassidy novel

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L'Amour, Louis, 1908-1988

Earliest Publication Date

1994

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Hopalong receives a message from the dead and rides in search of a cold-blooded killer.

4) Bar-20

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E. Mulford, Clarence

Earliest Publication Date

2013

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Clarence Mulford's classic Western introduces the legendary Hopalong Cassidy and other colorful cohorts from the Bar-20 ranch. While the Hopalong Cassidy of film and TV (portrayed by the silver-haired, avuncular William Boyd) was clean-cut and polished, Mulford's original Cassidy is rough-and-tumble and foul-mouthed, thriving on brawls and gun-fights. Bar-20 depicts Cassidy as he was originally conceived, fierce and free-wheeling, and matches the...

5) Hopalong Cassidy

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E. Mulford, Clarence

Earliest Publication Date

2014

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Fans familiar with the polished and polite on-screen version of this indelible Western hero may be taken aback at their first encounter with his literary predecessor. In Clarence E. Mulford's wildly popular series of novels and short stories, Hopalong Cassidy is rough around the edges, prone to vulgarity, and usually pretty grumpy—but he's a quintessential cowboy through and through.