Ralph Compton Ride the Hard Trail

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Ralph Compton Ride the Hard Trail
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David Robbins
By (author) Ralph Compton
SeriesA Ralph Compton Western
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:304
Dimensions(mm): Height 173,Width 114
Category/GenreWesterns
ISBN/Barcode 9780451224217
ClassificationsDewey:FIC
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint Signet
Publication Date 3 June 2008
Publication Country United States

Description

In this Ralph Compton western, riding the hard trail isn't easy... At the EJ Ranch in Wyoming, Lin Bryce has found good, honest work for himself and his temperamental brother, Chancy. A widow with two young children has a herd of cattle over two thousand acres that needs tending, and Lin believes it's the best opportunity to put their tragic and violent past behind them and start anew. But the widow and her property are coveted by a cattle baron determined to take over every ranch in the territory. And as the Bryce brothers find themselves in the crosshairs of an encroaching range war, a trio of merciless bounty hunters arrives to collect the price on their heads... More Than Six Million Ralph Compton Books In Print!

Author Biography

Ralph Comptonstood 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 Robbinshas been a writer for more than twenty-five years, publishing under a variety of pseudonyms. He is the author ofBadlandersandhas written more than a dozen successful titles in the Ralph Compton series.

Reviews

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)