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Cimarron Jordan is a Western novel by Matt Braun, first published in 1975. The story follows Cimarron Jordan and Virge Hollister, two frontier figures whose earlier friendship is shaped by travel, hunting, conflict with the Comanche, and the expansion of settlements across the plains. After their paths separate, Jordan becomes associated with building a town in Texas and opening a route toward Kansas, while Hollister pursues a career as a lawman.
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Who are Cimarron Jordan and Virge Hollister?
They are the two central frontier figures in Matt Braun's 1975 Western. Their earlier friendship is tested by travel, hunting, conflict with the Comanche, and settlement expansion.
What historical change shapes Cimarron Jordan?
The novel follows the movement from open frontier to settled communities across the American West. Encounters with the Comanche and the spread of settlements put pressure on Jordan and Hollister's old way of life.
What kind of Western is Cimarron Jordan?
It is a frontier saga centered on friendship and the cost of expansion, not a contemporary Western. Matt Braun published it in 1975, using Cimarron Jordan and Virge Hollister to carry the story.
Does the novel focus more on gunfights or on the relationship between its heroes?
Its core is the changing relationship between Jordan and Hollister, with travel, hunting, and Comanche conflict supplying the action. The settlement boom matters because it turns personal history into a wider frontier conflict.
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