{"product_id":"ralph-compton-ride-the-hard-trail-isbn-9780451224217","title":"Ralph Compton Ride the Hard Trail","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this Ralph Compton western, riding the hard trail isn't easy...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the EJ Ranch in Wyoming, Lin Bryce has found good, honest work for himself and his temperamental brother, Chancy. A widow with two young children has a herd of cattle over two thousand acres that needs tending, and Lin believes it’s the best opportunity to put their tragic and violent past behind them and start anew.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBut the widow and her property are coveted by a cattle baron determined to take over every ranch in the territory. And as the Bryce brothers find themselves in the crosshairs of an encroaching range war, a trio of merciless bounty hunters arrives to collect the price on their heads…\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMore Than Six 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\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Robbins\u003c\/b\u003e has been a writer for more than twenty-five years, publishing under a variety of pseudonyms. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBadlanders \u003c\/i\u003eand has written more than a dozen successful titles in the Ralph Compton series.","brand":"Berkley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303262834917,"sku":"NP9780451224217","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780451224217.jpg?v=1767735385","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/ralph-compton-ride-the-hard-trail-isbn-9780451224217","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}