Western author ralph compton

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Ralph compton was a man that seen a lot in life and had a lot of questions about life. Ralph compton death along the cimarron a rough justice. Johnstone learned from the master, uncle william w. Click book cover to enter site hold a piece of the old west in your hands. Get the best deals on ralph compton books western when you shop the largest online selection at. Ralph compton western series nashville public library. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.

I remember the first ralph compton western i have ever read, dodge city trail. Several other critics have praised author cotton as a gifted writer, who is not just a western writer, but happens to write those types of novels very often. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Ralph compton april 11, 1934september 16, 1998 was an american writer of western fiction. Ralph compton western series ralph compton author david robbins author 2015 bounty hunter ralph compton western series ralph compton author joseph a. Following the civil war, all texas had left were longhorn cattle. Clair county, alabama, compton began his writing career with a notable work, the goodnight trail, which was chosen as a finalist for the western writers of america medicine pipe bearer award bestowed upon the best debut novel.

Compton is truly a great western writer who can rival louis lamour an author whose works i truly loved. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading ralph compton death along the cimarron a rough justice western book 4. However, ralph compton still manages to win awards. Discount prices on books by ralph compton, including titles like ralph compton phantom hill a ralph compton western. Framed for murder and pursued by bloodthirsty killers, luke garretts landed himself in a real fix this time. The trail drive series is a series of western novels created by american author ralph compton and later written by other authors. Shop amongst our popular books, including 199, ralph compton tin star, ralph compton big jakes last drive and more from ralph compton. A young killer named billy the kid was hunted by a. Cotton, ralph w ames, john edward robbins, david galloway, marcus richards, dusty west, joseph a compton, ralph sherman, jory mayo, matthew p carlton stowers robbins, david, 1950 stowers, carlton. After drifting from his native texas to oregon, tucker. A list of all ralph comptons series in reading order. Every time i walked into a bookstore, walmart or any other retail store, i always gravitated to the western section looking for any new ralph compton books. Robbins born july 4, 1950 is an american author of english and pennsylvania dutch descent.

Clair county, alabama, compton began his writing career with a notable work, the goodnight. He created the trail drive and sundown riders series. In the aftermath of the civil war, cashstarved texans turned to the only resource they possessed in abundance. See all books authored by ralph compton, including the western trail, and the goodnight trail, and more on. David thompson, jake mcmasters, jon sharpe, don pendleton, franklin w. Author of ralph compton, blood on the gallows, autumn of the gun, sixguns and double eagles, rio largo, blood duel, train to durango, ralph compton s clarions call. Though his writings depict real life issues, ralph compton gives certain life lessons in his writings, too. Theres many others that i know im going to fail to mention, so i apologize in advance. He worked as a musician, a radio announcer, a songwriter, and a newspaper columnist. Ralph compton is and excellent writer of the western classics.

In tuckers reckoning, samuel tucker suffers the deaths of his wife and daughter, then takes to the bottle in paroxysms of grief. Ralph compton was more worried about people reading works than people reading about him. Death rides a chestnut mare a rough justice western by ralph compton and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Ralph compton books list of books by ralph compton. Despite the hazards of trailing longhorns across some 300 miles of indian territory, this was the only way to access the railro. Clair county, alabama, compton began his writing career with a notable work, the goodnight trail, which was chosen as a finalist for the western writers of. The autumn of the gun a trail of the gunfighter western. The places and plots depicted in his novels range lyrical beauty to the macabre descriptions. Taking up the mantle from legendary western author ralph compton, matthew p. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Order ralph cottons western classics today one of the best western writers today, western horseman. A list of all ralph compton s series in reading order.

Clair county, alabama, compton worked as a musician, a radio announcer, a. West continues the great ralph comptons trail driver series with the tenderfoot trail. Publication order of ralph compton western short storiesnovellas. Ten great westerns by matt braun, ralph compton, mike roarke, ralph cotton and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Bestselling author ralph compton brings the old west back to life in this epic saga of the trailblazing cowboys who paved the way toward the great frontier. It was the 1870sjesse and frank james led daring raids on banks and trains. He has written over three hundred books under his own name and many pen names, among them. Ralph compton death along the cimarron a rough justice western book 4 kindle edition by cotton, ralph, compton, ralph. West writes in a style befitting the literary legacy of legendary western author ralph compton. After comptons death in 1999, ralph cotton and robert vaughan were hired to continue writing under the ralph compton name. Pdf ralph compton fatal justice by ralph compton readers. Ralph compton books list of books by author ralph compton. He has blazed a vengeance trail, giving no quarter and.

Nathan stone is a living legend in the west as a lawman, an outlaw, a gambler, and a wanderer through the wildest towns and terrain. The autumn of the gun a trail of the gunfighter western book 3 kindle edition by compton, ralph. Ralph compton april 11, 1934 september 16, 1998 was an american writer of western fiction. 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.

West, including the tenderfoot trail, and the ghost of apache creek, and more on. Those same two, brooks and judd, with them matt braun, charles west and the late ralph compton, and of course any author who recommends me. Ralph compton the shadow of a noose a rough justice. Ralph compton was the recipient of the medicine pipe bearer award, which is awarded to writers with an amazing first novel. This author writes on the same level as zane grey, louie lamoure. The official home of penguin books usa, publishers of bestselling fiction, nonfiction, classics, and childrens books. Ralph compton 19341998 was an american novelist of western novels. Ralph compton fictiondb your guide to fiction books.

Many of the works of ralph cotton incorporate time economy like that of the greek times. Clair county, alabama, compton stood sixfooteight without his boots. He was the usa today bestselling author of the trail of the gunfighter series, the border empire series, the sundown. A gunfighter rides into legend in this western from usa today bestselling author ralph compton.

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In order to get them to the railroad, they must travel across 300 miles of indian land. Ralph compton author of the dawn of fury goodreads. Ralph compton stood sixfooteight without his boots. Ralph compton strykers revenge a ralph compton western. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the autumn of. Doc hollidays name struck dread in the hearts of men, and wild bill hickok played poker with bullets in the hole. Find great deals on ebay for ralph compton western books and ralph compton western books lot. The killing season a trail of the gunfighter western. Mayo delivers a searing adventure that rockets along like a runaway stagecoach. Ralph compton western has 38 entries in the series. His first novel in the trail drive series, the goodnight trail, was a finalist for the western writers of america medicine pipe bearer award for best debut novel.