Blue Russell — Will Bryant

Orphaned boy Blue Russel worked in his uncle's gunsmith shop in the 1890s in St. Louis and it was a life of poverty in opulent, sophisticated St. Louis (in the 1890s!). His uncle in self-defense and goes on the run when a broken-down, one-eyed safecracker rescues him. Well, his adventures take him West--to Wyoming, Yak, Montana-and to a daring train robbery. A roaring good tale. 310 pages. 8.5 X 5.75 inches. Publisher: New York. Random House, 1976.