When in the Crossfire, Duck
This book is one of the best of L'Amour's work. The opening sequence aboard a ship makes for an exceptional beginning to the story of Rafe Caradec, a man who kept his word in every situation, and now that he had sworn to a dying man he would save his ranch for his wife and daughter that was what Caradec would do--come hell or high water. This book rates at the top of my list, of any western ever written. The Tom Selleck movie is pretty good too.