Download or read book The Goodnight Loving Trail A Chuckwagon Saga written by Larry W Jones and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Goodnight-Loving Trail ran from Young County, Texas, southwest to Horsehead Crossing on the Pecos River, up the Pecos to Fort Sumner, New Mexico, and on north to Colorado and Cheyenne Wyoming. In the spring and early summer of 1866 Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving drove their first herd of longhorn cattle over the Butterfield Overland Mail route from near Fort Belknap via the Middle Concho River to Horsehead Crossing. Thus began one of the most intriguing cattle trails. With this account by Larry W Jones, the old west lives again with historical photos, images and details not found in other books.

Download or read book The Goodnight Trail written by Ralph Compton and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 1992-08-15 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Former Texas Rangers Benton McCaleb, Will Elliot, and Brazos Gifford ride with Charles Goodnight as he rounds up thousands of ornery, unbranded cattle for the long drive to Colorado. From the Trinity River brakes to Denver, they'll battle endless miles of flooded rivers, parched desert, and whiskey-crazed Comanches. And come face-to-face with Judge Roy Bean and legendary gunslingers like Clay Allison. For McCaleb and his hard-riding crew, the drive is a fierce struggle against the perils of an untamed land. A fight to the finish where the brave reach glory—or die hard.

Download or read book The Goodnight Loving Trail written by Faye Adams and published by . This book was released on 1994-12 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Range boss Tish Walker and the arrogant cowboy Luke Bonner are thrown together when a stampede mixes her prize longhorns with his herd. On the drive together, their biggest obstacle is a passion that could break--or forever bind-these two wranglers.

Download or read book Goodnight Trail written by Ralph Compton and published by St. Martins Press-3PL. This book was released on 1992-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The courage, glory and drama of the American Western experience is at the forefront of this authentic frontier series which uses the massive longhorn cattle drives as its backdrop. After the Civil War, three out-of-work Texas Rangers join the cattle drives of Charlie Goodnight--the legendary rancher who blazed the Goodnight Trail from north Texas to Denver.

Download or read book The Range Detectives written by W. Johnstone and published by Pinnacle Books. This book was released on 2018-11 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling masters of western fiction launch a new series featuring two tough frontier detectives who solve the bloodiest crimes with bravado, brains, and bullets blazing. Original.

Download or read book The Black Hills written by William W. Johnstone and published by Pinnacle. This book was released on 2018-12-18 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johnstone Country. Frontier Spirit Lives Here. Meet Hunter Buchanon, a towering mountain of a man who learned how to track prey in Georgia, kill in the Civil War, and prospect in the Black Hills of Dakota. Now he’s trying to live a peaceful gun-free life—but fate has other plans for him . . . A MAN AND HIS COYOTE When Hunter Buchanon rescued a wounded coyote pup—and named him Bobby Lee—he had no idea the cute little varmint would grow up to be such a loyal companion. Coyotes aren’t known to be man’s best friend. Most of them are as fierce and wild as the Black Hills they roam. But Bobby Lee is different. When Hunter is ambushed on the road, Bobby Lee leaps to his defense. And when the attacker tries to shoot Bobby Lee, Hunter returns the favor by hitting the man with a rock. By the time the smoke clears, the coyote-loving ex-Confederate is covered in blood—and the other guy’s got a knife in his chest. Now Hunter has to explain it all to the local sheriff. Which is going to be tough. Because the man he just killed is the sheriff’s deputy . . .

Download or read book Die by the Gun written by William W. Johnstone and published by Pinnacle Books. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An innocent fugitive joins a cattle drive in New Mexico Territory—but a herd of trouble is one step behind him… In this thrilling frontier saga, bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone celebrate an unsung hero of the American West: a humble chuckwagon cook searching for justice—and fighting for his life . . . DIE BY THE GUN Dewey “Mac” McKenzie is wanted for a killing he didn’t commit. He saved his hide once by signing on as a cattle drive chuckwagon cook and bolting the territories. Turned out Mac was as good at fixing vittles as he was at dodging bullets. But Mac’s enemies are hungry for more—and they’ve hired a gang of ruthless killers to turn up the heat . . . Mac’s only hope is to join another cattle drive on the Goodnight-Loving Trail, deep in New Mexico Territory. The journey ahead is even deadlier than the hired guns behind him. His trail boss is an ornery cuss. His crewmate is the owner’s spoiled son. And the route is overrun with kill-crazy rustlers and bloodthirsty Comanche. Worse, Mac’s would-be killers are closing in fast. But when the cattle owner’s son is kidnapped, the courageous young cook has no choice but to jump out of the frying pan—and into the fire . . .

Download or read book Torture of the Mountain Man written by William W. Johnstone and published by Pinnacle Books. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling authors of Venom of the Mountain Man, a rugged frontiersman must rescue a small Texas town from an onslaught of bandits. A gunshot wound has robbed Audubon, Texas, of its top lawman at the worst possible time. Clete Lanagan and his band of outlaws have hatched a scheme to plunder the town bank of a small fortune in railroad money. When the acting sheriff, Dalton Conyers—half-brother of Smoke Jensen’s niece Rebecca—is unable to raise a posse to hunt down Lanagan’s gang, he calls on Smoke for help. But with so much cash at stake, Lanagan won’t go down without a fight. With a bounty on his head, Smoke finds himself marked for death by a legendary gunslinger, a wrathful ranch hand bent on revenge for his brother’s death, and an army of trigger-happy recruits with nothing to lose but their lives.

Download or read book Mustang written by Deanne Stillman and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2008 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This epic story offers a sweeping tale of the wild horse in the culture, history, and popular imagination of the American West.

Download or read book New Mexico Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 890 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Shouth Central States Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas written by Lawrence Goodwyn and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1967 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pictures and text depict the diversified population, geography, history, industries, and Western folklore of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. Mapped tours, museums, local events, wildlife, and statistics are included in the appendix.

Download or read book The Life and Death of a Gunfighter Book 1 Part One written by Clay Allison and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2002-11-28 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: T'Gan His world is ripped apart when he finds out who he really is: The last hope for Sadat in a time when great Evil rules the land. He is guided by the Lady, a spiritual leader and a legend whispered among the oppressed in Sadat. She has traveled through many lands in search of Etlasen. Her duty would be to protect him until it was time for him to realize his purpose. Minkos From his birth he has known who he was and who he would become. He thought he knew what it meant to be Gidat. That was until Etevun walked among them challenging everything he knew and transforming him into the man that history would know as Etfirsen. Two young men on journeys in very different times and yet forever linked by one purpose. Both face unimaginable evil which comes in the form of men and Beast and fueled by an Evil rage that lurks just beyond sight.

Download or read book The Chuckwagon Trail written by William W. Johnstone and published by Pinnacle Books. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A heroic chuckwagon cook knows just what to do when cowboys get hungry—for revenge:“A masterful storyteller.”—Publishers Weekly Framed for murder, Dewey “Mac” McKenzie is running for his life. Though Mac’s never even made a pot of coffee, he talks his way onto a cattle drive heading west—as a chuckwagon cook. Turns out he has a natural talent for turning salt pork and dried beans into culinary gold. He’s as good with a pot and pan as he is with a gun—which comes in handy on a dangerous trail drive beset with rustlers, hostile Indians, ornery weather, and deadly stampedes. Mac can hold his own with any cowboy twice his age. At least until the real showdown begins. . . . Trail hand Deke Northrup is one mean spit in the eye. Before long, he’s made enemies of all his men. When Mac learns that Northrup is planning to double-cross the herd’s owner, he stands up to the trail boss and his henchman. He might be outgunned and outnumbered, but Mac’s ready to serve up some blazing frontier justice—with a healthy helping of vengeance…

Download or read book The South Central States written by Lawrence Goodwyn and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Folklore in Motion written by Kenneth L. Untiedt and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The adventurous spirit of Texans has led to much travel lore, from stories of how ancestors first came to the state to reflections of how technology has affected the customs, language, and stories of life "on the go." This Publication of the Texas Folklore Society features articles from beloved storytellers like John O. West, Kenneth W. Davis, and F. E. Abernethy as well as new voices like Janet Simonds. Chapters contain traditional "Gone to Texas" accounts and articles about people or methods of travel from days gone by. Others are dedicated to trains and cars and the lore associated with two-wheeled machines, machines that fly, and machines that scream across the land at dangerous speeds. The volume concludes with articles that consider how we fuel our machines and ourselves, and the rituals we engage in when we're on our way from here to there.

Download or read book Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest written by James Frank Dobie and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Biscuits and Gravy written by William W. Johnstone and published by Pinnacle Books. This book was released on 2021-12-28 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johnstone Justice. Get It While It’s Hot. Dewey “Mac” Mackenzie is no ordinary chuckwagon cook. He’s a marked man on the run who works cattle drives to stay one step ahead of his enemies. If these hired killers catch up to him, he’ll be slinging guns instead of hash—with a side order of revenge that’s best served cold . . . HOT BISCUITS. COLD GRAVES. A hot meal, a hard drink, and maybe a friendly hand of poker is all Mac Mackenzie wants when he drifts into the small town of Harcourt City, Montana. When he defends a saloon girl from the unwanted advances of some local toughs, he earns the wrath of the town’s powerful namesake, Oscar Harcourt. Harcourt rules this place with an iron fist, ugly greed, and an even uglier gang of thugs. Now he has his eyes on a ranch belonging to the saloon girl’s brother—a ranch they won’t give up without a fight. To raise funds, the siblings arrange a cattle drive to Rattlesnake Creek, and they want Mac to join them. But with so many devils ridng on their tails, Mac is ready to turn up the heat—and send them back to hell . . . Live Free. Read Hard.