The Bandera Trail, Ralph Compton
The Bandera Trail, Ralph Compton
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The Bandera Trail
The Trail Drive, Book 4

Author: Ralph Compton

Narrator: Scott Sowers

Abridged: 3 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/16/2011

Categories: Fiction, Western


Synopsis

The only riches Texans has left after the Civil War were five million maverick longhorns and the brains, brawn and boldness to drive them north to where the money was. Now, Ralph Compton brings this violent and magnificent time to life in an extraordinary epic series based on the history-blazing trail drives.

Set on rescuing their old friend Clay Duval who is trapped inside war-torn Mexico, Gill and Van Austin, nephews of Texas founder Stephen Austin, cross the border after him and soon discover half of Mexico's army wants them dead. Taken prisoner by Santa Anna's soldiers, the brothers make a daring escape and head into Durango country, where they stumble on a valley full of longhorns--and a chance to build a future north of the border. All they have to do now is break Duval out of prison and drive the cattle to safety.

But faced with outlaws, soldiers and the cunning plans of a beautiful woman, the Austins are finding out that this isn't a trail drive, it's a war to reach the Bandera Range alive. And the only way to do it is the Texan way--figting for every bloody, dusty mile ahead.

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.

About Scott Sowers

Scott Sowers has narrated numerous audiobooks, including books by Douglas Preston, Robert Ludlum, John Hart, and Nicholas Sparks. He was named the 2008 Best Voice in Mystery & Suspense by AudioFile magazine. AudioFile also awarded Sowers an Earphones Award for his narration of John Hart’s Down River, writing, “[providing] a bewitching rhythm and pace, expertly capturing and elevating this story of redemption. The combination of Hart and Sowers provides the perfect marriage of prose and voice. Together they enable the book to transcend genre fiction and become something exceptional.”  Sowers is also an accomplished actor of both stage and screen. His theater credits include roles in Inherit the Wind, A Streetcar Named Desire, Bus Stop, and A Few Good Men. His many television credits include guest roles on Law & Order, The Black Donnellys, Six Degrees, All My Children, and the Hallmark Channel’s Season for Miracles. He has also appeared in the films Trust the Man, The Village and The Ten.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mia on November 17, 2021

This gets two stars for the author’s ingenuity. By chance I had two books about Texas at the same time, one from the library and one purchased just before a long trip. This book takes place after the battles between the province of Texas had been fought against the Mexican government and, refusing t......more

Goodreads review by Edward on June 08, 2019

A great western action book that covers the time period when Texas was an independent nation.......more

Goodreads review by Donna McCarthy on September 14, 2022

Good......more

Goodreads review by Peter on January 20, 2017

Nice western. A lot of stampedes seemed to detract my attention.......more


Quotes

“It's a great story about Texas independence and the struggle of cowmen with Mexico, as well as the prevalence of outlaws.” —The Dublin Citizen

“Compton offers readers a chance to hit the trail and not even end up saddle sore.” —Publishers Weekly