Customer Reviews

THE OREGON TRAIL

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The Oregon Trail is well known in legend and history for the many brave Americans who emigrated to Oregon in covered wagons. Here, Ralph Compton continues his "trail" series. Although I knew that livestock was common on the trail, I didn't realize that Oregon became cattle country for some. In this book, the trials of herding cattle across a hostile land is combined with the trials of ordinary families seeking a new life in the "promised land".

Again Compton describes the struggles, hardships, and decisons that were faced during the early and late1800's, of the many people who were traveling westward. Many were good folks, but there were some who would who would rob or kill for for the least thing. The seasoned Texas cowboys who were good to their word and not afraid to to defend what was right with out thinking twice. The Texas long horn cattle--stubborn and mean, but also would stampede at the slightest action. The immigrants who were green and unaware of the dangers of a new land. All this, Compton has written in an action packed series book describing a trail drive of the old west.

This is a good way to continue reading Western fiction, after having read all of Louis L'Amour's books. Compton's stories are interesting and thoroughly developed, perhaps even more so than L'Amour's are.

I have enjoyed a few of Ralph Compton's trail series books. This one I stopped reading at 34%. I waited for character development, surprises and action, but received little. Sorry, but that's the way I read it.