Ranger's Trail [Dramatized Adaptation]

Name: Ranger's Trail [Dramatized Adaptation]
Brand: Graphic Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Elmer Kelton
ISBN: 9781648804731

Author: Elmer Kelton

Series: Texas Rangers #4

Narrator: A Full Cast, Christopher Graybill, Dylan Lynch, Elisabeth Demery, Richard Rohan, Scott McCormick, Terence Aselford, Eric Messner, Ken Jackson, Tim Getman, Andy Clemence, Catherine Aselford, Yasmin Tuazon, Ren Kasey, Peter Stray, Nanette Savard, Michael John Casey, Lily Beacon, Jonathan Watkins, Joe Brack, M.B. Van Dorn, James Lewis, Michael Glenn, Drew Kopas, Casie Platt, Mort Shelby, Elizabeth Jernigan, Danny Gavigan, Tim Carlin, David Coyne, Thomas Penny

Unabridged: 5 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: GraphicAudio

Published: 06/03/2020

Categories: Fiction, Western

Synopsis

Rusty Shannon has left the Rangers and feels the need to settle down. He has brought up Andy Pickard, once a captive of the Comanches, now in his twenties and eager to see more of the world. Rusty's dream of marrying Josie Monahan and living the life of a farmer seems like Paradise, compared to the Civil War and the evils of Reconstruction. His dreams and plans, and the lives of the Monahans, are shattered by tragedy, and Rusty seeks revenge. By his side are Andy and an old friend from Ranger days, Len Tanner.

About Elmer Kelton

Elmer Kelton (1926-2009) was the award-winning author of more than forty novels, including The Time It Never Rained, Other Men’s Horses, Texas Standoff and Hard Trail to Follow. He grew up on a ranch near Crane, Texas, and earned a journalism degree from the University of Texas. His first novel, Hot Iron, was published in 1956. Among his awards were seven Spurs from Western Writers of America and four Western Heritage awards from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. His novel The Good Old Boys was made into a television film starring Tommy Lee Jones. In addition to his novels, Kelton worked as an agricultural journalist for 42 years. He served in the infantry in World War II. He died in 2009.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ellen on October 26, 2017

MeTV (I think) has been re-running a 1950s relic called "Trackdown" starring Robert Culp (with occasional guest appearances by Steve McQueen) and supposedly based on the true annals of the Texas Rangers. This book could be a "Trackdown" script. Just a western, and all that implies, with the focus fi......more

Goodreads review by Sam on June 11, 2022

Classic old west and Texas right after Reconstruction with the Rangers taking over Texas had become a haven for outlaws, marauding Cheyenne, and a final stop for Buffalo slaughter. Elections brought in leadership to remove the carpetbaggers and reinstate the Rangers over the corrupt State Police. A f......more

Goodreads review by Cindy on February 25, 2019

Didn't enjoy this one as much as the previous titles. The bad guys were disappointingly cliche.......more

Goodreads review by Fran on July 22, 2021

Liked first three books a lot- but couldn’t finish , must he make Rusty always be a loner, looking for a wife?......more

Goodreads review by Kevin on August 16, 2020

Just finished Ranger's Trail the fourth book in the Texas Ranger's series. I know I sound like a broken record, but have been reading these books in order, and just can't give them enough accolades . Sometimes a series can go sour, but most of the times it get's better as you get familar with the ch......more