The Western Trail (The Trail Drive, No 2) [Mass Market Paperback]

Ralph Compton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2009

In the aftermath of the Civil War, cash-starved Texans turned to the only resource they possessed in abundance: longhorn cows. Despite the hazards of trailing longhorns across some three hundred miles of Indian Territory, this was the only way to access the railroad…

THE WESTERN TRAIL

Benton McCaleb and his band of bold-spirited cowboys traveled long and hard to drive thousands of ornery cattle into Wyoming’s Sweetwater Valley. They’re in the midst of setting up a ranch just north of Cheyenne when a ruthless railroad baron and his hired killers try to force them off the land. Now, with the help of the Shoshoni Indian tribe and a man named Buffalo Bill Cody, McCaleb and his men must vow to stand and fight. Outgunned and outmanned, they will wage the most ferocious battle of their lives—to win the right to call the land their own.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Praise for Ralph Compton’s Trail Drive series

“Lovers of Louis L’Amour–type Westerns will welcome [this] series.”
—Nashville Banner  

“A sweeping, historically accurate [series] that makes America’s trail drives come alive.”
—Artesia Daily Press (New Mexico)

 “Compton may very well turn out to be the greatest Western writer of them all...Very seldom in literature have the legends of the Old West been so vividly painted.”—The Tombstone Epitath

“Compton offers readers a chance to hit the trail and not end up saddle sore.”—Publishers Weekly

“Compton has hit the bull’s eye.”—The Birmingham News

From the Back Cover

From bestselling author Ralph Compton—an extraordinary saga of the hard-driving Texans who locked horns with a ruthless railroad baron in a bloody battle for an untamed land.

In the aftermath of the Civil War, cash-starved Texans turned to the only resource they possessed in abundance: longhorn cows. Despite the hazards of trailing longhorns across some three hundred miles of Indian Territory, this was the only way to access the railroad…

THE WESTERN TRAIL

Benton McCaleb and his band of bold-spirited cowboys traveled long and hard to drive thousands of ornery cattle into Wyoming’s Sweetwater Valley. They’re in the midst of setting up a ranch just north of Cheyenne when a ruthless railroad baron and his hired killers try to force them off the land. Now, with the help of the Shoshoni Indian tribe and a man named Buffalo Bill Cody, McCaleb and his men must vow to stand and fight. Outgunned and outmanned, they will wage the most ferocious battle of their lives—to win the right to call the land their own.

“Very seldom in literature have the legends of the Old West been so vividly painted.”—Tombstone Epitaph

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks; First Edition edition (September 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312929013
• ISBN-13: 978-0312929015
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #240,764 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun sequal to read, January 2, 2001

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J. Muse (Sacramento, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Western Trail (The Trail Drive, No 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

McCaleb is back with his gang of cowboys. This time around, they are trying to make a home for themselves. The book has a lot of great suspense scenes, but the conclusion to each one is usually quick and disappointing, and sometimes leaving you with more questions that weren't answered. I gave this book four stars mostly because I enjoyed myself, isn't that what a book is supposed to be for? But it could have been better.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Trail Drive, March 6, 2003

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Max Inman (holland, mi. U.S.A) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Western Trail (The Trail Drive, No 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

After the civil war there were thousands and thousands of wild maverick cattle available in the breaks of Texas available to anyone crazy enough to round them up and drive them to the railheads. In this story McCaleb and his bold-spirited cowboys brave over a 1000 treacherous miles to drive 2400 head of ornery cattle into Wyoming's Sweetwater Valley. With the help of Shoshoni indians and Buffalo Bill Cody, McCaleb and his men, stand and fight to win and call the land their own.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great western..., July 8, 2011

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This review is from: The Western Trail (Audible Audio Edition)

I really enjoy historically accurate westerns and this one was outstanding. It had a great story line that made it hard to put down. I highly recommend it.