Bibliograph

The too-late trail, a Ralph Compton western, Matthew P. Mayo

Type

Label

The too-late trail, a Ralph Compton western, Matthew P. Mayo

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The too-late trail

Oclc number

1245934521

Responsibility statement

Matthew P. Mayo

Series statement

The trail drive series

Sub title

a Ralph Compton western

Summary

"After struggling for years to work a raw-patch ranch in the arid flatlands of Texas, young Mitchell Newland learns that his herd of scrubby range cattle will fetch ten times their local price if they're driven to Montana. He strikes a one-sided deal with the devil, neighboring rancher Corliss Bilks, to back his play with cattle, men, and horses. The trail brims with hellish hardship: prairie fire, stampede, flooded rivers, hailstorms, rattlers, sickness, long, broiling days and frigid nights. Halfway to Montana, range pirates and a rogue Apache war party close in. Mitch and the boys fight, grim and helpless, watching as their herd is driven westward in a cloud of dust and cackling laughter. Cut down to two bloodied men, Mitch collapses, far too late, and admits the old man has won the bet. But salvation in the form of a Basque sheepherder revives Mitch and his pal, Drover Joe, and Mitch realizes he isn't done. Not by a long shot. And now he has nothing to lose."--Provided by publisher

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Ralph Compton

Creator