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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Old Spanish Trail (The Trail Drive) The Old Spanish Trail (The Trail Drive) Ralph Compton For these ranchers riding with Don Webb, things have gone from bad to worse. Missouri is closed in Texas cattle. And the Santa Fe man who'd contracted five thousand head of cattle was dead- murdered… OL1000465W
On the Pecos Trail On the Pecos Trail Patrick Dearen Eleven-year-old Fish Rawlings finds the adventure, hard work, and camaraderie he experiences when he joins his uncle and cousin on a cattle drive are just what he needs to cope with his grief over hi… OL15021496W
The Chisholm Trail in American history The Chisholm Trail in American history William R. Sanford Presents the history of the trail which became the main route for the Texas cattle trade after the Civil War. OL15129683W
The husband tree The husband tree Mary Connealy "Standing over her third no-account husband's grave, Belle Tanner makes a vow--no more men. Now all she needs to do is get her cattle to market before winter sets in. But there's no one around except… OL15588384W
Sunshine rider Sunshine rider Ric Lynden Hardman In the late 1800s while on a cattle drive which takes him north from Texas, seventeen-year-old Wylie learns that it is no longer necessary to run from the father he never knew. OL15822193W
The Amarillo trail The Amarillo trail Jory Sherman Doc Blaine needs to drive 3,000 head of cattle from Texas to Kansas, and needs his sons Jared and Miles to help. Unfortunately, his sons are in love with the same woman-and have vowed to kill each ot… OL16454983W
Shotgun Shotgun Elmer Kelton Shotgun: Rancher Blair Bishop of Two Forks, Texas, has too many enemies, and they're closing in. Macy Modock, whom Bishop sent to prison ten years ago, returns to Two Forks looking for vengeance. Cow… OL17796996W
Wrango Wrango Brian Burks When young George McJunkin leaves his home in Texas and joins a cattle drive along the Chisholm Trail, he experiences the hardships of being a Black cowboy after the Civil War. OL18165552W
Return to Red River Return to Red River Johnny D. Boggs Matthew Garth was orphaned in a savage wagon train ambush and adopted by Red River hero Thomas Dunson. Twenty years later Matt has two strapping sons of his own and is undertaking a desperate cattle … OL18170798W
Trail drive Trail drive James Rice Texas Jack, the jackrabbit, describes the life of the cowboy during a trail drive from the Texas plains to markets in the North after the Civil War. OL18938419W
Dead aim Dead aim Dusty Richards The oldest and boldest O'Malley brother, Long John takes on the challenge of riding shotgun on a wagon train across the hostile Nebraska Territory. But the real test lies in the journey ahead--to the… OL19733813W
Charley Sunday's Texas outfit Charley Sunday's Texas outfit Stephen Lodge Charley Sunday, four leathery cowboys, one insightful Indian, two strong-willed women, a two-gun oddball, a dog and Charley's only grandson make an unlikely team as they concoct a thousand-mile longh… OL19759250W
Teddy's cattle drive Teddy's cattle drive Marc Simmons Eleven-year-old Teddy is participating in his first cattle drive, but when his father leaves him in the hands of the trail boss, Teddy must prove himself in order to win respect and to earn his spurs… OL2092784W
Plots and pans Plots and pans Kelly Eileen Hake Order dictates Tucker Carmichael's life-- his orders. On a cattle drive, a moment's hesitation can mean death. The Chisholm Trail is dirty, dangerous, and no place for women. After years at school, J… OL22645922W
Down on Gila River Down on Gila River Joseph A. West At fifty, cattle driver Sam Sawyer thinks he can finally dust off and retire, maybe open an eating house. But after a pack of Apache ambushes him and leaves him to die in Gila River country, he barel… OL23280750W
The Gruene cowboy The Gruene cowboy J. Marvin Hunter "Interesting sketches of early cowboys and their experiences on the range and on the trail during the days that tried men's souls - true narratives related by real cowpunchers and men who fathered th… OL27964565W
Chub Chub Dave Sargent,Pat Sargent A dappled black horse proves to be a good friend to his boss on his first day of pulling a chuck wagon along the Santa Fe Trail. OL29255754W
The Abilene Trail The Abilene Trail Dusty Richards More than One Million Ralph Compton Books in Print!With eight hundred head of cattle to drive north, Ben McCullough is relying on the help of his ex-sergeant, Hap. But nature's worst elements are not… OL4123637W