#1. Buckskin Frontier (1943)

Storyline: Jeptha Marr has built the town of Pawnee, Kansas, and established a successful freight company. He sees his fortunes at risk due to the encroachment of a new railroad, spearheaded by Stephen Bent. Marr sends his right-hand man Gideon Skene to disrupt Bent's activities. Bent takes an unusual tack in dealing with Marr's opposition: he woos Marr's daughter Vinnie. But the unscrupulous forces of a third opposing figure, the ruthless Champ Clanton, create an uneasy alliance between Bent and Marr.—Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>

Plot Keywords: surveyor, railroad engineer, business owner, assistant, daughter, investor, engaging ...

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#2. Kansas Pacific (1953)

Storyline: Just before the Civil War (but after the South has seceded), Southern saboteurs try to prevent railroad construction from crossing Kansas to the frontier; army captain Nelson is sent out to oppose them. As the tracks push westward, Nelson must contend with increasingly violent sabotage, while trying to romance the foreman's pretty daughter Barbara.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

Plot Keywords: army officer, railroad engineer, railroad worker, boss, daughter, southerner, patriotic ...

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