Ralph Compton: Ride the Hard Trail (Thorndike Large Print Western Series) - Hardcover

David Robbins

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410411249 ISBN 13: 9781410411242

Publisher: Thorndike Press, 2008

Synopsis

Masquerading as simple cowhands on a widow's ranch to hide from the law, Lin and Chancy Bryce become caught in the middle of a vicious range war, protecting the widow and her two young children from a ruthless cattle baron who wants her land.

About 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.

David Robbins has been a writer for more than twenty-five years, publishing under a variety of pseudonyms. He is the author of Badlanders and has written more than a dozen successful titles in the Ralph Compton series.

Review

Praise for the novels of Ralph Compton

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

“Compton writes in the style of popular Western novelists like Louis L’Amour and Zane Grey...thrilling stories of Western legend.”—The Huntsville Times (AL)

“If you like Louis L’Amour, you’ll love Ralph Compton.”—Quanah Tribune-Chief (TX)

Edition details

• Publisher: Thorndike Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1410411249
• ISBN 13: 9781410411242
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 399