 Paperback original | |
| Author | Donald Hamilton |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Western novel |
| Publisher | Gold Medal Books |
Publication date | 1960 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
Texas Fever is a western novel by Donald Hamilton.
| Paperback original | |
| Author | Donald Hamilton |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Western novel |
| Publisher | Gold Medal Books |
Publication date | 1960 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
Texas Fever is a western novel by Donald Hamilton.
Three years after the Civil War, the McAuliffe family drives a herd of cattle north from Texas to Kansas and into another kind of war.
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