Pillar Mountain Author:Max Brand Philip Aytoun came down from Pillar Mountain to a strange and shocking world. Raised by a hermit for 20 years, all he knew of people was what his guardian's few books had taught him. The first man who saw him tried to rob him -- the second arrested him -- the third helped him escape. Within days. the gentle giant from the hills was drawn int... more »o a murderous crossfire of intrigue, lawlessness, and sudden death. His strength and uncanny shooting skill brought him through -- until he met his real antagonist, the man they called the Colonel. And Philip knew he must break the Colonel -- or die trying« less