Author

Publication

2003 - Writers Club Press, New York, USA

Language

English

Word Count

61,500 words, Guess

Page Count

246 pages

Physical Format

Trade Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100595263089
  • ISBN-139780595263080
  • Goodreads4978108
  • OCLC Control Number51909367
  • Open LibraryOL7552009M

Description

Carl Owen doesn't intend to lose anything—not his land, not his cattle, and certainly not his girl—ever again! The young cavalryman returns from the Civil War to find the family farm destroyed, his favorite brother dead, food scarce, and his father determined to leave the Shenandoah Valley to build a cattle empire in Colorado Territory. Crossing the continent, Carl falls in love with his brother's fiancée while set to wed another girl, but he might lose everything if the murderous thug Berto Acosta has his way. Carl battles a band of outlaws, a prairie fire, blizzards, a trackless waterless desert, and his own brother—all for the hand of feisty Ellen Bates. Book 1: The Owen Family Saga

Description

Carl Owen returns from the Civil War to find the family farm destroyed, his favorite brother dead, food scarce, and his father determined to leave the Shenandoah Valley to build a cattle empire in Colorado Territory. Crossing the continent, Carl falls in love with his brother's fianceé while set to wed another girl, but he might lose everything if the murderous outlaw Berto Acosta has his way. Carl battles a band of outlaws, a prairie fire, blizzards, a trackless waterless desert, and his own brother--all for the hand of feisty Ellen Bates "A book to prize, and not only for its gritty realism, exciting action, and compelling characters. The story further engages us by examining the ties that hold family and community together. Not many Westerns do that. Heartily recommended!" --C.K.Crigger, author of the Boothenay Irons Gunsmith series, Western Writers Newsletter, Nov. 2002 Book 1: The Owen Family Saga

Subjects

Places

VirginiaColorado Territory

Times

Other Editions

  • The Man from ShenandoahTrade PaperbackWriters Club Press2003-01-01

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