The only riches Texans had left after the Civil War were five million maverick longhorns and the brains, brawn, and boldness to drive them to the railroad. Despite the hazards of trailing longhorns across some three hundred miles of Indian Territory, this was the only way to get them where the money was. Ralph Compton brings this violent and magnificent time to life in an extraordinary Western epic based on the history-blazing trail drives.
The men of Long Shadow Ranch have a plan to get in on the gold rush. If they can pull it off, they'll be millionaires. But if they live, it'll be a miracle.
The ranchers of Frio Springs are praying that veteran cowpuncher Sam Ketchum will succeed in driving their cattle to the rich markets of Nebraska. But ghosts still haunt Sam from his last drive-and the road...
A longhorn traildrive becomes a road to revenge for ramrodder Jock Kane, out to avenge the death of his bride by chasing down her killer--Jock's own brother, Abel. Original.
The Whoop-Up Trail is 200 miles of rough terrain between Montana and Canada. For Luke Garrett--framed for a murder he didn't commit, saddled with five mail-order brides, driving what's left of his cattle herd,...
Ed Wright has one last chance to prove himself. The former cowboy and Ranger gets back on the horse to drive a herd of cattle from Texas to Kansas-but must contend with a rival outfit who will stop at nothing...