The Lawless (novel)
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The Lawless is a historical novel written by John Jakes
John Jakes
John William Jakes is an American writer, best known for American historical fiction.-Early life and education:...

 and originally published in 1978. It is book seven in a series known as the Kent Family Chronicles or the American Bicentennial Series. The novel mixes fictional characters with historical events and figures, to tell the story of the United States of America of the American Old West
American Old West
The American Old West, or the Wild West, comprises the history, geography, people, lore, and cultural expression of life in the Western United States, most often referring to the latter half of the 19th century, between the American Civil War and the end of the century...

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