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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Ogden High School is a secondary school located in Ogden, Utah, currently educating students in grades 10-12. As of July 1, 2010, the school principal is Trevor Wilson. The Student Body President is John Rancifer, Vice Presidents are Clayton Booth and Kyler Wright, Community SBO's are Jake Lower, Carolina Ojeda, and Houston Hyde. The school is in the Ogden City School District. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Utah Valley University or UVU, is a publicly-funded university located in Orem, Utah. Although Utah Valley has many courses of study, including an increasing number of bachelor's degree programs, it still retains many of its trade and technical school roots. The university currently offers 58 bachelor degrees, 60 associate degrees, more than 20 certificate/diploma programs and high-demand master degrees in education and nursing. The university?s Wasatch Campus in Heber City, Utah, also offers bachelor degrees in business management and secondary education as well as associate degrees in accounting, behavioral science, business management, elementary education and general education. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Westminster College is a private liberal arts college located in the Sugar House neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah. The college comprises four schools: the School of Arts and Sciences, the Bill and Vieve Gore School of Business, the School of Education, and the School of Nursing and Health Sciences. It is the only accredited liberal arts college in the state of Utah. The school was founded in 1875 as the Salt Lake Collegiate Institute, a prep school under the supervision of the First Presbyterian Church of Salt Lake City. At that time, members of many Protestant Christian denominations flocked to Salt Lake City in order to try to convert people who belonged to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Westminster is the only remaining vestige of a trend in the late 1800s in which the Protestants set up private primary and secondary schools and offered free tuition to children in order to try to convert them from Mormonism. ... Read more

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General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1911Original Publisher: Star Printing CompanySubjects: Educational law and legislationSchool lawLaw / Educational Law ... Read more

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Range War. Utah Blaine had escaped from a Mexican prison and was headed north on foot when he came upon a hanging. The man in the noose was a tough old Texas rancher; the executioners were his own men turned against him, and Blaine stepped out of the shadows just in time to save a life. Now Blaine has a proposition: He'll ride to the rancher's land, take over as foreman of his outfit, and take on his enemies. Blaine is no stranger to fighting in another man's war, but soon enough he'll find a reason of his own: a cause worth dying for, and a woman worth living for... ... Read more

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Fine L'Amour novel of a western gunslinger
Louis L'Amour's hero is a wanted man by Mexican authorities who comes to the aid of a lynching victim and finds himself in the middle of a vicious range war in Arizona. Utah Blaine, town tamer, Indian fighter, soldier of fortune and all-around tough guy faces heavy odds as greedy cattle ranchers move in on land deeded to Blaine which escalates the bloody struggle for the spoils of 46 Connected's rich grazing range. Blaine seems to have no weaknesses as a fighting man, with guns or fists, and is also a person of interest to the ladies. L'Amour follows his familiar pattern of loners who overcome great obstacles to see that justice is done.

A relevant vision of far west and construction of the USA
Very American spirited book, which helps us to better understand the values of American opportunism, based on justice and the fact that entrepreneurs should not only assure it but could succeed as well. The story is well written. A nice western.

Start here!
Yes, this book is a perfect starting point if you are new to Louis L'amour.How do I know?Because this is the book that started me reading Louis oh so many years ago when I was in the fourth grade.

Utah Blaine is all Louis L'amour.It is high-action, fast-paced, and just plain good story-telling.

You won't be disappointed.

Michael J. Blaine, Gunfighter

This book was originally published by Ace books back in 1954 under the name Jim Mayo, when Louis was bridging the pulp western magazines of the day, while later moving into his long running contract with Bantam Books.The setting of the book is central Arizona in the Verde River Valley, pretty much between Blood Basin and the Mazatzal Mountains.

For the time of its writing, Utah Blaine is a very good book both in style and content. In general the book tells the story of Joe Neal's 46 Connected ranch and range of 300,000 prize acres of rangeland, with approximately 50,000 head of cattle on that range. An unsuccessful attempt is made on Joe's life, and later he is killed. The playing out of all the bad guys against the good guys, which at times number only 3, is the matrix of this western.

I'm an inveterate western reader, and in my humble opinion a reader just has to 'suspend the ole disbelief' when reading these shoot-em-ups. Louis was one of the best of western writers, but he had some equals, and a few even better. One thing that I did not care for in this western is the name of Utah Blaine's eventual girlfriend/wife: Angie Kinyon; that name is too close for me at least, to the later Ange Kerry with Tell Sackett, in a couple later Sackett novels.

Also, after "Rip" Coker has been gunshot, suffering 11 wounds, he is sidelined from the story.And at book's ending, we still are not told whether "Rip", will live or die, although it seems that he will pull through. Coker, as a Ranger, also appears in several of the Chick Bowdre Texas Ranger stories, too.

Another item is the cache of supplies and ammunition, Utah says that they will be stashed in three separate locations, but never, ever, gives us more than the one original location at Cypress Butte. And never does he resupply anywhere near Cypress Butte, in general most of his resupply comes from a couple of ranch houses.

Please do not, I repeat, DO NOT, take any of these as slams against the book. These are only incongruities that can exist in any number of Louis' books. I've read that at any one time he may have had as many as 4 typewriters going with a different story in each one. Would not be difficult to leave a few items ragged when swinging intermittenly from one typewritter to another.

Louis L'Amour wrote some fine, classic, western stories while many others of his are only 3-star jobs; however, in the main I find him to be one of the best. One reviewer here said just to skip this book, with that I cannot agree, for this is no better nor any worse than most 3 or 4 star westerns. And at present I have several thousand westerns on my shelves.

Read this one and enjoy, that is afterall, mainly why Louis spent his lifetime writing more than 100 of them.

Semper Fi.

The worst of louis l'amour
This story is so corny, it was one of l'amour's earliest books and in no way up to par for him after having written Hondo, utah blaine walks from old mexico to the center of arizona and saves an old rancher from hanging, talks the rancher into making him the manager of his ranch and has only been there a few days and knows the whole territory and blah blah blah. I have read most of Mr. L'amour's books and liked them all until this one, save your money and time. ... Read more

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1967 Bingham High School yearbook entitled The Coppertonian. This highschool was located in Copperton, Utah and has since been relocated to South Jordan, Utah. ... Read more

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Has Tom Jenkins, a.k.a. the Great Brain, given up his con-artist ways for a bicycle? Not for long.Soon the Great Brain is back to his old tricks, swindling and trading, even convincing the whole town there’s a prehistoric monster on the loose. But when someone robs the bank, even the police are stumped. Can the Great Brain solve the crime and put the crooks behind bars? ... Read more

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A blast from the past...
I am not sure how old I was when I first read this series, but it was mentioned the other day and I looked it up on Amazon (which is why I love Amazon so much, have an idea about something you have read or seen? Get it sent to your house quickly)low and behold there were the books.
It is a fun read and something that I think kids would still get a kick out of. Tom the Great Brain has an endless talent for getting himself and his brothers into tight fixes, and then getting them out again. Usually none the worse for wear and with a little jingle in his pocket as well.

I do wish Tom would have a little more compassion for folks as well, but he does end up with a better grasp of taking pity on folks and doing things just because it's a nice thing to do. His adventure to that reality though is interesting and fun to watch.

Great for kids, buy one and see if they don't beg you to get the rest.

Can't Go Wrong with The Great Brain!
I bought this book because my copy from the 70s was very beat up.I've always enjoy The Great Brain series growing up and it is still a fun read as an adult.I am sadden that they are currently publishing only a few books from the series."The Great Brain at the Academy" is probably the best book out of the series and should be published once again, along with the rest of the books in the series.

Timeless gems!
The Great Brain series was my favorite as a child and are now my son's favorite.The only difficulty is tracking down all the books at a reasonable price.These books need to be republished and introduced to generations to come.Fantastic books!!

So glad to find this book!
Book was in condition specified.I was very satisfied with my purchase.It arrived quickly.

A fun picture of late 18th century mormon Utah
I greatly enjoyed this Great Brain series, both when I was a kid and still today.This book, however, was probably my least favorite in the series.It really is probably not going to have a good impact on a child's moral character.That said, it is fun to read now, as it gives one great insights into what Utah was like 120 or so years ago.I also enjoy reading about the Great Brain's escapades, most of which are rather humerous.The Great Brain is almost the villian of this series as well as its hero.It is very often mentioned that he has a "money loving heart," and Fitzgerald makes it rather clear that he does not usually approve of his brother's actions, while admiring his brains at the same time.

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Briefly describes the first season of the team that lost the most games in the fledgling Women's National Basketball Association in 1996 and some of the talented women who play for this team. ... Read more