He was the USA Today bestselling author of the Trail of the Gunfighter series, the Border Empire series, the Sundown Rider series, and the Trail Drive series, among others.

His first novel, The Goodnight Trail, was a finalist for the Western Writers of America Medicine Pipe Bearer Award for best debut novel. He worked as a musician, a radio announcer, a songwriter, and a newspaper columnist. Search for a digital library with this title Title found at these libraries: Sorry, no libraries found.

His first novel, The Goodnight Trail, was a finalist for the Western Writers of America Medicine Pipe Bearer Award for best debut novel. Ralph Compton stood six-foot-eight without his boots. Border Empire Author Ralph Compton Narrator A Full Cast Publisher GraphicAudio Release 03 June 2020 Subjects Fiction Western Find this title in Libby, the library reading app by OverDrive. About the Author Ralph Compton stood six foot eight without his boots. But this is Andrews livelihood that hangs in the balance, and he wont go down without a fight. A group of dangerous men are trailing the herd, determined to take the cattle or die trying. But physical barriers are not the only thing he must contend with. The Empire Trail is five hundred miles of misery that crosses scorching deserts and clings to treacherous cliffs-and its Andrews job to find the best way across.

The only chance he has to sell his cattle for real money is to take them south into Mexico. His modest ranch in Southern California is being pressured by an unscrupulous competitor and the encroaching wave of the future-orange growers. Book Synopsis In this thrilling installment in bestseller Ralph Comptons Trail Drive series, a small ranch owner drives his herd into Mexico and is startled to find that human life comes cheaper than beef on the hoof. About the Book In this thrilling installment in bestseller Ralph Comptons Trail Drive series, a small ranch owner drives his herd into Mexico and is startled to find that human life comes cheaper than beef on the hoof. Ralph Compton stood six-foot-eight without his boots.

The Border Empire by Ralph Compton