The Abilene Trail: A Ralph Compton Novel by Dusty Richards (Trail Drive) [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Ralph Compton (Author), Dusty Richards (Author), Terry Evans (Reader)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 23, 2003 | Series: Trail Drive (Book 6)

Young orphans Jed and Tim Strange are hounded by a posse for a murder they didn't commit.

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"Thrilling stories of Western legend."
-- The Huntsville Times (UNKNOWN ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

RALPH COMPTON stood six foot eight without his boots. He worked as a musician, a radio announcer, a songwriter, and a newspaper columnist. His first novel, The Goodnight Trail, was a finalist for the Western Writers of America Medicine Pipe Bearer Award for best debut novel. He was also the author of the Sundown Rider series and the Border Empire series.

TERRY EVANS was born in Texas, not far from the border with Mexico. He was seen on Dallas, the Showtime movie Lone Star Bar and Grill, The Jesse Owens Story, and other productions. He now lives in Los Angeles.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: HighBridge Company; Abridged edition (October 23, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565118081
• ISBN-13: 978-1565118089
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,714,018 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT STORY- A MUST READ!!!!, October 20, 2003

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Lester E Williams "Les" (Lincoln, Nebraska United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Abilene Trail (Paperback)

Like many a rancher in Texas with a small spread after the Civil War, Ben McCullough wanted a larger ranch. In order to fufill his dreams, Ben needed more cattle, a market for his cattle and a way to get his heard to the market. From a Mexican, McCullough was able to buy additional cattle for his heard. With the town of Abilene, Ben had a destination for his heard. All that remained was to hire a crew. Finding enough men to trail cattle north was proving to be a difficult task. Even Ben's old troopers from his army command were tied down with family. So Ben started out with Hap, his ex-sergent. Then his first hire was sixteen year old Mark Fulton, one of widow Jenny Fulton's boys. So with Mark, ex-slave Digger Jones, Mexican Miguel Costa an a cowboy in his early twenties Chip Fields, McCullough had his drovers...all young and eager. Ben proposes to Jenny before the drive north giving him even more incentive to successfully complete the drive. Ben also has a problem. One night in town he was confronted by a drunk cowboy Harold Coulter. McCullough being a big man, just threw Coulter aside and continued on his way. Now the whole Coulter clan are after Ben. Will Ben and his young drovers complete their drive while Ben is looking over his shoilder for Coulters? Will Ben return to marry Jenny? THE ABILENE TRAIL is A GREAT STORY. Much is learned by the reader about what needs to be done prior to a trail drive beginning and Dusty does an EXCELLENT JOB on THE ABILENE TRAIL as he throws in a surprising ending.

5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what we wanted, March 17, 2010

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Stephen O. Olson (Nine Mile Falls, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Abilene Trail: A Ralph Compton Novel by Dusty Richards (Trail Drive) (Audio CD)

Purchased as a gift for a friend in the hospital. He really enjoyed it since he couldn't get up to read due to stomach surger. Excellent Product.