''Savage Range'' (1938) is a Western novel written by

Luke Short Luke Lamar Short (January22, 1854September8, 1893) was an American Old West gunfighter, cowboy, U.S. Army scout, dispatch rider, gambler, boxing promoter, and saloon owner. He survived numerous gunfights, the most famous of which were aga ...

. The story is set in northern

New Mexico New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also ...

, likely during the 19th century. Jim Wade is hired by Max Bonsell to drive the landgrabbers off the ranch. His aim is to complete the job using as little force as possible. But when his own employer frames him for a massacre of thirteen landgrabbers, Jim Wade becomes a fugitive with a lynch posse at his trail. He must stay alive to prove his innocence and get take revenge on his former boss.

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{{Reflist 1938 American novels Western (genre) novels Novels by Luke Short Novels set in New Mexico Novels set in the 19th century