Posts Categorized: Western

Arrow in the Dust By

Arrow in the Dust It's 1869. A wagon train of restless, rootless men and women moves through a death-infested wasteland to a life in Oregon the settlers hope might be a little better than the one they've left behind.

"For those who enjoy a blood and thunder novel, Arrow in the Dust will provide thrills and chills." Lexington Herald

Flaming Canyon By

Flaming Canyon Del Troy is a cowman with no cows who has come a long, hard way from Texas to Flaming Canyon, the choicest range in Washington. But he dreams of his own ranch, and every long haul he makes with his Conestoga wagons, brings him closer to achieving it. And just when it seems like it might come true, Bix Herrod, a greedy cattleman backed by ruthless gunmen, wants to take it all from him

Westering By

Westering An epic saga of a wagon train heading west from Missouri to Oregon in 1845,  across two thousand miles of blistering prairies, raging rivers, and massive mountains, while ravaged by disease and misfortune. But the wagon train pushes relentlessly forward, driven by the migrants' unwavering hope, desire and sheer desperation. 

The Tonto Kid By

The Tonto Kid The Tonto Kid was orphaned at two, homeless at twelve, cattle rustler and killer at thirteen. But he wants nothing more than to be left alone to punch cattle like any good cowhand. He lives by a code of his own, contrary to his violent reputation. He doesn't look for trouble and won't kill a man unless the odds are even. But even so, he's hounded by killers on both sides of the law, and they are closing in on him...

A Crooked Trail By

A Crooked Trail The Story Of A Thousand-mile Saddle Trip Up And Down The Texas Frontier In Pursuit Of A Runaway Ox

A steer named Old Lep wanders off into the wildlands, pursued by a barefooted farmboy, beginning an epic pursuit that carries past pioneer cabins, through forests and mountain glens, by ranches and frontier forts until it becomes a great marching cavalcade of cattle and horses and armed and mounted men.

"A vivid, thrilling narrative. The story is intensely interesting." Boston Globe

The Captive Witch By

The Captive Witch Rifleman and woodsman Adam Frane, wintering alone in the forests of Kentucky, rescues a white girl from the Cherokees who kidnapped her as a child.

"Van Every is among the best historical novel writers of our day and this is his best yet." Lewiston Sun-Journal