"Trailin'!" is a western novel by Max Brand, first published in 1920. The story follows the adventures of Anthony Bard, a young man who sets out on a quest to avenge his father's murder and reclaim his family's stolen fortune. As Bard begins his journey, he encounters a group of outlaws who take him captive. However, Bard is able to escape and goes on the run, determined to track down the men who killed his father. Along the way, Bard befriends a young girl who becomes his loyal companion and helps him in his search for justice. Together, they face a series of dangerous situations and confrontations with the outlaws who are responsible for Bard's family's misfortune. As the story unfolds, Bard's quest for vengeance becomes more complicated as he begins to question his own motives and the nature of revenge itself. In the end, Bard must choose between his desire for revenge and his growing love for Ruth, as well as his own sense of morality. "Trailin'!" is a classic western tale that explores themes of justice, morality, and the human spirit. It is a fast-paced adventure story filled with action, suspense, and memorable characters.
American author Frederick Schiller Faust (May 29, 1892 – May 12, 1944) is best known for his Western novels written under the pen name Max Brand. For a collection of pulp fiction stories, he (as Max Brand) also invented the well-known fictional character of young medical intern Dr. James Kildare. Over the next several decades, his Kildare character appeared in a variety of other media, including a number of American theatrical films by Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), a radio program, two television programs, and comic books. George Owen Baxter, Evan Evans, George Evans, Peter Dawson, David Manning, John Frederick, Peter Morland, George Challis, Peter Ward, Frederick Faust, and Frederick Frost are some of the other aliases used by Faust. For Argosy magazine, Faust wrote the "Tizzo the Firebrand" series under the pen name George Challis. Taking place in Renaissance Italy, the Tizzo saga was a collection of historical swashbuckler tales starring the title hero. When Faust, Frank Gruber, and coauthor Steve Fisher were at Warner Brothers at the beginning of 1944, they frequently engaged in idle talk in the afternoons with Colonel Nee, a technical advisor dispatched from Washington.
