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Six-Gun Caballero

por L. Ron Hubbard

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He's handsome. He's charming. He's a total gentleman ... and he's totally outgunned and outnumbered. He's Michael Patrick Obañon. He is faced with a vicious claim jumper. Can he outwit this band of outlaws in the old west.

Obañon's lost his inheritance—a 100,000-acre New Mexico spread—and he could lose his life if he's not careful. A ruthless band of renegades have seized his land, and he's determined to get it back. Obañon's got one secret weapon: his fierce intelligence. He can't outshoot the outlaws, so he'll have to find a way to outwit them....

Part Irish, part Mexican, Michael Patrick Obañon is as American as they come—crafty, confident, and cool under fire. It may be one man against the world, but before he's done the world will know how the West will be won.

In the 1930s a radio program, Writers and Readers, hosted by Bob de Haven, delivered news of the hottest authors of the day—interviewing the writers behind the stories. Here's how he promoted an upcoming broadcast with L. Ron Hubbard: "He has placed in print a million and a half words. He is a quantity producer, well paid and in constant demand. He has outlined some valuable information on his lead novelette ... Six-Gun Caballero." It is an introduction to Hubbard that is as pertinent now as it was then.

"Hubbard uses the traditional Western form to tell a challenging and unpredictable story, where the hero outwits his attackers instead of merely having to outshoot them ... so intelligent and suspenseful." —SomebodyDies.com

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Welp, it's an LRH pulp. If you're buying this to cleanse the Thetans, you'll love it and leave glowing 5-star reviews. If you want to hate bomb it instead of carrying out your plans against Flag, you'll hate it. I am neither of those, so I'll say it was...pretty good? In some ways it was more straight forward than I expected (there was one twist I called early on that just never happened!), but as usual with Galaxy Press, the audiobook is well produced and the voice acting is well-done. I don't think this one had any other stories on it, which is unusual. It's a fine time-passer, perfectly satisfying if you're okay with the genre's writing style and limitations. ( )
  Blackshoe | Dec 27, 2023 |
Six Gun Caballero


Read the book and after dusting off my spurs on my boots and patting my horse, gotta tell ya it was quite the Western yarn.

I was never much into Westerns, since the formula was always the same, with the bad Indians and the great white sheriff who makes peace in a town of outlaws, aka Gunsmoke and so on.

This tale was a new take: a man, one Michael Obanon, runs a huge ranchero with cattle and such. People look on him as a dandy, others as a lifesaver. His friend, a judge from Washington DC, wants to protect him. Seems the border moved and now Michael’s property is part of the USA.

Is the original Spanish land grant worthless? Will there be claim jumpers? Yikes!

Michael fakes his identity and makes secret plans to thwart Charles and the other gangsters. Charles’ use of poker slang gives the story some reality. But Charles’ choice racist words make the reader not feel too sorry for him.

Bottom Line: A short yet interesting Western tale in the New Mexico desert. Recommended!


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  James_Mourgos | Dec 22, 2016 |
Six Gun Caballero


Read the book and after dusting off my spurs on my boots and patting my horse, gotta tell ya it was quite the Western yarn.

I was never much into Westerns, since the formula was always the same, with the bad Indians and the great white sheriff who makes peace in a town of outlaws, aka Gunsmoke and so on.

This tale was a new take: a man, one Michael Obanon, runs a huge ranchero with cattle and such. People look on him as a dandy, others as a lifesaver. His friend, a judge from Washington DC, wants to protect him. Seems the border moved and now Michael’s property is part of the USA.

Is the original Spanish land grant worthless? Will there be claim jumpers? Yikes!

Michael fakes his identity and makes secret plans to thwart Charles and the other gangsters. Charles’ use of poker slang gives the story some reality. But Charles’ choice racist words make the reader not feel too sorry for him.

Bottom Line: A short yet interesting Western tale in the New Mexico desert. Recommended!


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  jmourgos | Sep 12, 2014 |
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Fiction. Western. Thriller. Historical Fiction. HTML:

He's handsome. He's charming. He's a total gentleman ... and he's totally outgunned and outnumbered. He's Michael Patrick Obañon. He is faced with a vicious claim jumper. Can he outwit this band of outlaws in the old west.

Obañon's lost his inheritance—a 100,000-acre New Mexico spread—and he could lose his life if he's not careful. A ruthless band of renegades have seized his land, and he's determined to get it back. Obañon's got one secret weapon: his fierce intelligence. He can't outshoot the outlaws, so he'll have to find a way to outwit them....

Part Irish, part Mexican, Michael Patrick Obañon is as American as they come—crafty, confident, and cool under fire. It may be one man against the world, but before he's done the world will know how the West will be won.

In the 1930s a radio program, Writers and Readers, hosted by Bob de Haven, delivered news of the hottest authors of the day—interviewing the writers behind the stories. Here's how he promoted an upcoming broadcast with L. Ron Hubbard: "He has placed in print a million and a half words. He is a quantity producer, well paid and in constant demand. He has outlined some valuable information on his lead novelette ... Six-Gun Caballero." It is an introduction to Hubbard that is as pertinent now as it was then.

"Hubbard uses the traditional Western form to tell a challenging and unpredictable story, where the hero outwits his attackers instead of merely having to outshoot them ... so intelligent and suspenseful." —SomebodyDies.com

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