01378cam a2200289 4500 430748890 TxAuBib 180424s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 20-10368709 9780451227416 0451227417 BTCTA TxAuBib West, Joseph A. The man from nowhere : a Ralph Compton novel / by Joseph A. West. New York : Signet, 2009. 295 p. ; 18 cm. Signet book Signet historical novel, A "When the Apache surrounded the settlement of Alma, New Mexico, the 'respectable' townsfolk began hanging those who weren't. Town drunk Eddie Oates was lucky to be banished from the town, left for the Apaches to kill. Oates never thought he was a survivor. But now, he's discovered a reason to go on--and he's about to unleash a raging fury upon those who would prey on the helpless, the hopeless, and those who others think aren't worth fighting for" -- from publisher's web site. COWBOYS FICTION. HISTORICAL FICTION. NEW MEXICO FICTION. REVENGE FICTION. WESTERN STORIES. COMPTON, RALPH. COPYRIGHT PAPERBACK COLLECTION (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)--DLC. A Signet book Signet historical novel.