This large handsome 5" X 8" Trade Paper Collector's Edition makes the perfect addition to the western reader's book shelf. Author Ralph Cotton grew up listening to stories of the James-Younger gang, and as the years passed his fascination led him to seek the truth behind the legends. Now, in this brilliant blend of history and imagination, he offers up a fresh and gritty look at the gang through the eyes of Jeston Nash. Jeston Nash bears a striking resemblance to his cousin, Jesse Woodson James of Clay County, Missouri. After killing a Yankee soldier in self-defense, Jeston meets his cousins, Jesse and Frank, and joins them to fight in Quantrill’s guerilla forces. Later, after the war, he rides with the James-Younger gang as they invent their special brand of bank and train robbery. All the while, Jeston seeks vengeance against Daniel Zanone, of the Free Kansas Militia-the man responsible for the death of his child. In While Angels Dance, the reader will experience the events, places, and people that helped fuel the legends of these men. It is a vivid adventure tale of the outlaw West and an original view of the James-Younger gang. While Angels Dance is Ralph Cotton's debut novel. Written and first published in 1994; it became a candidate for a Pulitzer Prize in fiction that same year. That accomplishment set the track for his career in a straight line to success, which he has achieved with the publication and sales of over fifty novels since then. Ralph lives on the Florida Gulf Coast with his wife Mary Lynn. He writes prodigiously and his books remain top sellers in the Western and Civil War/Western genres. Ralph also paints, sails and plays guitar. He has co-written the song: While Angels Dance with noted Nashville songwriters Stan LaGrange and Nan Cassidy --hear the song by typing in the title on Youtube.com Cotton is comfortable building characters and working with events in the past, but he reaches to the present and future to find the best way to present them. This Western Classic series of 5" X 8" Trade Paper novels introduces Ralph Cotton to a new generation of readers and collector's who will enjoy them for the first time, and find pleasure in re-reading them for years to come.