The Quick and the DeadBy: Louis L'Amour When Duncan McKaskel decided to move his family west, he knew he would face dangers, and he was prepared for them. He knew about the exhausting terrain, and he was expecting the punishing elements. What he worried about was having to use violence against other menmen who would follow him and try to steal the riches that he didnt even possess. Yet bandits were only part of McKaskels worries. For a mysterious stranger, Con Vallian, had