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Plot Summary of Hey Doc!
"Doctor Edward Hollister, gambler and sometime bounty hunter, is persuaded by the unscrupulous mayor of a Mexican town to go into business protecting the wagon trains using the Sonora trail.
To succeed in this Doc needs to recruit some men and the only ones he can get are ex-Confederate soldiers all of whom have taken refuge south of the border.
The business is doing well until the Mexican mayor takes on a contract to deliver a shipment of what turns out to be guns. The wagon train is halted by a combined force of Mexicans and Apaches and is forced to seek refuge at the Liberty ranch, now owned by Doc and his men.
In the ensuing battle, the Americans are heavily outnumbered but due to the ingenuity of Donahue, an Irish ex-Confederate, both the ranch and the guns are saved. "

Clive Turner, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Hey Doc!
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%




Tone of story - Dry-cynical
Time/era of story: - 19th century
War Thriller Yes
Armed Forces: - Army
Specific to - Indian wars
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - doctor
Age: - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
The antagonists are: - gangs

Setting
The Americas (not US): Yes
The Americas: - Mexico
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - ranch

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - hundreds or more
Is this an e-book? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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