Continuing the complete reprinting of the classic Halfaday Creek series by master Northwest author James B. Hendryx. Originally published in book form in 1950, this edition has gone back to utilize the original magazine text versions (dating from 1947 and 1948), including all of the original illustrations. Black John Smith awakens to find himself upside down in a mine shaft-and the latest series of Halfaday Creek adventures is in full swing. Needless to say, he is speedily rescued, for only Black John can keep the peace in ...
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Continuing the complete reprinting of the classic Halfaday Creek series by master Northwest author James B. Hendryx. Originally published in book form in 1950, this edition has gone back to utilize the original magazine text versions (dating from 1947 and 1948), including all of the original illustrations. Black John Smith awakens to find himself upside down in a mine shaft-and the latest series of Halfaday Creek adventures is in full swing. Needless to say, he is speedily rescued, for only Black John can keep the peace in his famous colony on the Yukon-Alaska border.Breaking the law in the interests of justice is his favorite pastime: this time his unconventional methods help him to solve the Case of the Chocolate-Covered Cartridges, the Case of the Poisoned Moose Meat, and the Case of the Other Black John. As usual, his ardent pursuit of justice add a few headstones to the Halfaday Creek cemetery, where the Hs (Hung) and the Ms (Murdered) outnumber the Ds (Died Natural).
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My copy of this book is the Triangle edition of October 1942 and is of higher quality than most of those books, as the cover is cloth and not cardboard; it is red and has a cowboy riding a bucking bronco on the front. This Halfaday Creek story is full of the usual characters--Black John; Old Cush; One-armed John; and Corporal Downey--to name just a few. The prose is light and witty when these characters interact, and you never know what Black John will come out with. One such instance is when this "innocuous little man" arrives in town, and quite promptly Black John gives him the name "Cornwallis" just because he and Old Cush had been reading some history and that was one of the names in the "tin can"--the can all the strangers used to get their names, as Halfaday Creek was filled with outlaws. Black John's last name was Smith. For an evenings entertainment James B. Hendryx will not let you down with these novels.
