Ralph Compton The Cheyenne Trail

Name: Ralph Compton The Cheyenne Trail
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Ralph Compton
ISBN: 9781501903984

Author: Ralph Compton, Jory Sherman

Narrator: Norman Dietz

Unabridged: 8 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/18/2016

Categories: Fiction, Western

Synopsis

OLD FRIENDS Chip Chippendale met Ransom Barnes after the War Between the States, when the two cowboys drove a herd up from Texas together. But when Chip first laid eyes on Wyoming, he knew he was home, and the two friends split off on different trails. NEW ENEMIES Each man went on to own his own ranch, but when Ransom's home is attacked and burned by a marauding band of Cheyenne warriors, he is faced with ruin-and makes matters worse by gunning down the Cheyenne leader's son. A target of the most vicious renegade on the high plains, Ransom turns to his old friend Chip. And Chip never forgets his friends-even if it means making a few enemies.

About Ralph Compton

Ralph Compton stood six-foot-eight without his boots. 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. He was also the author of the Sundown Rider series and the Border Empire series. A native of St. Clair County, Alabama, Compton worked as a musician, a radio announcer, a songwriter, and a newspaper columnist before turning to writing westerns. He died in Nashville, Tennessee in 1998.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Caroline on April 12, 2023

On p. 78 a jewel was found: ‘ Dawn’s egg cracked open finally and painted the sky with cream and gold.’ While not the whole story, it is an amusing bit of writing. Another good guys v. bad guys story. Killing along the way. Cattle being moved from one place to another & lots of action before, during......more

Goodreads review by Jay on June 03, 2021

This is decent Western. You have a trail drive with the enemies in order; weather, Cheyenne Indians, Rustlers, drought, and ending with crooks. You can feel the cold of the freak winter storm. The descriptions are very good and semi-good character development. The book moved and filled a void since......more

Goodreads review by Steve on August 31, 2018

A lot of buildup to a final battle that was not much of a battle. The book then transitions into a short story about a rancher who discovers oil. Totally left me confused and cheated. Kind of a waste of time.......more

Goodreads review by David on January 03, 2021

Jory Sherman just passed away this past weekend, so this must be one of his final books. It's an excellent trail drive novel, although the summary on Goodreads and the back of the book is clearly for another story. This one was entertaining and full of great detail.......more