Introduction -- The horse thief / Charles Alden Seltzer -- The West's number one problem / Ryerson Johnson -- The drifter / W.C. Tuttle -- Gamblin' man / Dwight V. Swain -- The mestenos / H. A. DeRosso -- Long guns and scalp knives / William R. Cox -- Dig my grave deep / Talmage Powell -- The big hunt / Elmore Leonard -- Plague boat / Frank Bonham -- The last pelt / Bryce Walton -- Comanche passport / Will Henry -- The naked gun / John Jakes -- Bonanza! / Dan Cushman.