Project Gutenberg 2022-07-12 Public domain in the USA. 139 Badger, Jos. E. (Joseph Edward) 1848 1909 Badger, Joseph Edward Badger, Joseph E. Hazard, Harry Redlaw, the half-breed; or, The tangled trail. A tale of the settlements $aUnited States :$bBeadle and Adams,$c1872,copyright 1884. Beadle's Pocket Series No. 101 David Edwards, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Northern Illinois University Digital Library). "Redlaw, the Half-Breed; or, The Tangled Trail. A Tale of the Settlements" by Jos. E. Badger, Jr. is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The book delves into themes of justice, lawlessness, and societal prejudice in a frontier setting, featuring the central character, Clay Poynter, a man accused of being a counterfeiter and a murderer. As the story unfolds, it explores Poynter's struggle to clear his name while navigating the violent, chaotic world of vigilante justice. The opening of the novel introduces a gathering of local men led by Captain Neil McGuire, who discuss the growing problems of counterfeit money and the threat of thieves in their settlement. As they plan to form a vigilance committee to address these issues, tensions rise with the sudden entrance of a mysterious stranger, Clay Poynter, who claims he is interested in joining their cause. However, he is soon accused of various crimes, setting the stage for a dramatic conflict. The narrative establishes an atmosphere of suspicion and impending violence, highlighting Poynter's precarious position as he must defend his reputation amid growing hostility from the community while dealing with the complexities of his past. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20200424120133various 1872 US Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Indians of North America -- Fiction Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction African Americans -- Fiction Outlaws -- Fiction Cattle stealing -- Fiction Vigilantes -- Fiction Racially mixed people -- Fiction Counterfeits and counterfeiting -- Fiction Kansas -- Fiction Horse stealing -- Fiction PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 221510 2025-07-27T07:33:12.645313 text/html 200144 2024-10-18T23:21:47 text/html 435784 2025-07-27T07:33:16.284243 application/epub+zip 438285 2025-07-27T07:33:13.265303 application/epub+zip 137160 2025-07-27T07:33:12.928321 application/epub+zip 439130 2025-07-27T07:33:18.771276 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420268 2025-07-27T07:33:15.890288 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205897 2022-09-30T20:23:14.181383 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209843 2025-07-27T07:33:12.284279 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 189728 2024-10-18T23:21:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19363 2025-07-27T07:33:18.911229 application/rdf+xml 31108 2025-07-27T07:33:13.053282 image/jpeg 4754 2025-07-27T07:33:12.990292 image/jpeg 476398 2025-07-27T07:33:12.671341 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog