Nickel-Plated Dream Stephen Lodge “The Kid”—a 20th Century lad with a stubborn wish that he’d been born a 19th Century gunfighter—embarks on an odyssey that takes him from John Wayne’s 1950 set of The Alamo in Texas to California’s celebrated Corriganville Movie Ranch—the Universal Studios Tour of its day. The Kid quickly learns the ropes by testing both his love and his courage. Acting out famous historical gunfights for the throngs of paying tourists brings The Kid closer to his dreams—and to death. Nickel-Plated Dream is loosely based upon the author’s humorous and youthful recollections of 1959 when he was a 16-year-old gunfighter/ stuntman at the then-world-famous Corriganville Movie Ranch Attraction near Hollywood. “A nostalgic dream of long time past, but sometimes dreams do come true”. —Western Writers of America “Like dripping pigments on a canvas, descriptive phrases bring the characters to full dimension.... Makes you want to go out and buy a tengallon hat “ —Midwest Book Review ISBN-13: 978-1-933016-30-6 ISBN-10: 1-933016-30-2 $14.95 (In Canada: $20.95) Western Trade Paperback 192 pages, 5.5 X 8.5 Publisher: Behler Publications home about us distribution services titles/products clients