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The people / Book One

Faces of
Redstone.

Meet the lawmen, families, shopkeepers, ranchers and strangers of the Lovett Westerns. These introductions do not disclose the novel's major revelations.

A town full of stories
Illustrated portrait of Jesse Lovett
Sheriff

Jesse Lovett

The sheriff of Redstone Crossing. He has served the town for seven years when Coldwater Pass begins.

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Illustrated portrait of Levi Lovett
Family

Levi Lovett

Jesse Lovett’s younger brother, raised in the Lovett household.

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Illustrated portrait of Gary Lovett
Family

Gary Lovett

The elder Lovett, whose homestead lies east of Redstone Crossing.

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Illustrated portrait of Chancy McCord
Business proprietor

Chancy McCord

Proprietor of the Quarter Note, a central meeting place in town.

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Illustrated portrait of Cord Farris
Law

Cord Farris

Jesse’s deputy, twenty-three in 1882.

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Illustrated portrait of Amos Kettle
Town

Amos Kettle

Mercantile proprietor. He has operated the store for eleven years in 1882.

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Illustrated portrait of Elena Aldrete
Town

Elena Aldrete

Widowed proprietor of a lunch counter on Front Street. She came from Sonora.

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Illustrated portrait of Harlan Cross
Rancher

Harlan Cross

Runs a major cattle operation east of Redstone Crossing.

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Illustrated portrait of Pete Dunbar
Town

Pete Dunbar

Blacksmith with a forge at the south end of Front Street. Originally from Ohio.

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Illustrated portrait of Bill Harker
Town

Bill Harker

Runs the land office in Redstone Crossing.

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Illustrated portrait of Sterling Bragg
Stranger

Sterling Bragg

A stranger whose arrival unsettles Redstone Crossing.

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Illustrated portrait of Denny Marsh
Stranger

Denny Marsh

A young former hired guard whose history intersects with events at Coldwater Pass.

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