The Kelly trail

Format:

Book

Title:

The Kelly trail

Author:

McCauley, Terrence author

ISBN:

9781984803382

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

New York, NY : Berkley, 2020.

Physical Description:

275 pages ; 17 cm

Series title(s):

Trail drive series.

General Note:

"A Ralph Compton western."

Summary:

Over the past twenty years, William "Bull" Kelly acquired a reputation as one of the best ramrods in Texas. He has led legendary cattle drives to almost every railhead in the middle of the country. Most impressive of all, he once drove his herd all the way up to Montana. But after years of working for other people, he decided to run cattle on his own, with his five sons. Everything starts off fine, but when a group of cattle thieves try to stampede the herd, some of Kelly's sons are hurt in the melee. The rustlers quickly find out that Kelly isn't called "Bull" because he insists on riding at the head of the herd. He's called "Bull" because of his skill with the harsh whip coiled on his belt.

Subject(s):

Cattle drives -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Genre:

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Dallas Public Library	PBK Compton, R. Kelly	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Independence Public Library	WESTERN - COMPTON	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Monmouth Public Library	PBK Western Compton, R.	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

Over the past twenty years, William 'Bull' Kelly has acquired a reputation as one of the best ramrods in Texas. He has led legendary cattle drives to almost every railhead in the middle of the country. But after years of working for other people, he decided to run cattle with his five sons. When a group of cattle thieves try to stampede the herd, some of Kelly's sons are hurt in the melee. The rustlers quickly find out that Kelly isn't called 'Bull' because he insists on riding at the head of the herd, but for his skill with the harsh whip coiled on his belt.

Author Notes

Ralph Compton stood six foot eight without his boots. He worked as a musician, a radio announcer, a songwriter, and a newspaper columnist. His first novel, The Goodnight Trail , was a finalist for the Western Writers of America Medicine Pipe Bearer Award for best debut novel. He was the USA Today bestselling author of the Trail of the Gunfighter series, the Border Empire series, the Sundown Riders series, and the Trail Drive series, among others.

Terrence P. McCauley is an award-winning writer of westerns, crime fiction, and thrillers. His western Where the Bullets Fly won the True West Magazine Award for Best Mass-Market Novel for 2019. He is the author of the acclaimed University Series, which includes The Fairfax Incident . He has also written two award-winning novels set in 1930s New York City: Prohibition and Slow Burn .