{"product_id":"a-ralph-compton-westernisbn-9780451235442","title":"A Ralph Compton Western","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this classic Ralph Compton western, Uncle Sam wants a lawman to become an outlaw....\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeputy U.S. Marshal Matt Battles is being blackmailed—by President Chester A. Arthur. The commander in chief needs someone to discover why Hatfield J. Warful is gathering every notorious gunslinger in the West at his home in Slaughter Canyon. Thanks to a falsified news report planted by the Secret Service, Battles is now wanted for robbery and murder, leaving him no choice but to infiltrate Warful’s gang by posing as an outlaw on the run.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Warful’s trigger-happy gunfighters share some unpleasant history with the supposed ex-Marshal, and they don’t care which side of the law he’s on. And if Battles doesn’t have enough worries being targeted by both lawman and outlaw alike, failing his mission could result in a second Civil War....\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMore Than Eight Million Ralph Compton Books In Print!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the novels of Ralph Compton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Compton offers readers a chance to hit the trail and not even end up saddle sore.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Compton writes in the style of popular Western novelists like Louis L’Amour and Zane Grey…thrilling stories of Western legend.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Huntsville Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (AL)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“If you like Louis L’Amour, you’ll love Ralph Compton.”—\u003ci\u003eQuanah Tribune-Chief \u003c\/i\u003e(TX)\u003cb\u003eRalph Compton\u003c\/b\u003e stood six-foot-eight without his boots. He worked as a musician, a radio announcer, a songwriter, and a newspaper columnist. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Goodnight Trail\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a little boy growing up in a small fishing village in Scotland, \u003cb\u003eJoseph West\u003c\/b\u003e enjoyed many happy Saturday mornings at the local cinema in the company of Roy and Gene and Hoppy. His lifelong ambition was to become a cowboy, but he was sidetracked by a career in law enforcement and journalism. He now resides with his wife and daughter in Palm Beach, Florida, where he enjoys horse riding, cowboy action shooting, and studying Western history.","brand":"Berkley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301841424613,"sku":"NP9780451235442","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780451235442_5428d5a5-eca1-492a-bc10-60e01cb48481.jpg?v=1730748914","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-ralph-compton-westernisbn-9780451235442","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}