01791cam a2200361 i 4500 516597068 TxGeo 20211015120000.0 200910s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780593100790 pbk. 0593100794 pbk. (OCoLC)1198249273 TxGeo rda Brandt, Lyle. Drive for independence / by Lyle Brandt ; Ralph Compton. Ralph Compton drive for independence. First edition. New York, NY : Berkley, 2020. 297 pages ; 18 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Trail drive ; 29 In this brand-new Ralph Compton Western, the drovers of the Bar X ranch will face sandstorms, renegades, and outlaws along the historic Cimarron trail. After a child is accidentally killed in a shootout, Art Catlin decides to give up his life of bounty hunting and finds a new career as a drover, working for the Bar X ranch. The trail is 770 miles from Santa Fe to Independence, Missouri, and Art isn't fool enough to think it'll be an easy journey. As they head east, they seem to come upon countless threats, from environmental to personal. If they're to make it all the way with the herd intact, Catlin will need to use all of the skill and knowledge he's acquired over his long and violent career. 20211015. Cowboys Fiction. Cattle drives Fiction. Ranch life Fiction. Western stories. Compton, Ralph. Trail drive ; 29. QS5