Ralph Compton The Cheyenne Trail

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

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

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

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