From nine-time Spur Awardwinning Western author Johnny D. Boggs comes the incredible story of the biggest, longest, wildest cattle drive in Americas historyfrom the heart of Texas to New York City. . . .
LONGHORNS EAST
Tom Candy Ponting was no ordinary trail boss. He didnt smoke, chew, cuss, or even carry a gun. Unlike his competitors, he learned how to herd cows on a farm back in Englandand how to handle cowboys in bareknuckle prizefights. But his skills and know-how were really put to the test when he accepts a bet he might live to regret: lead a cattle drive from Texas to New York City. Not one to back down on a dare, Ponting assembles the motliest crew of cowboys ever seenTexans, Englishmen, Mexicans, Freemen, Cherokeeand charts a course through the unfriendliest country to move seven hundred head of cattle, never easy in the best of times. Along the way, theyll cross railroads and rustlers, hucksters and hustlers, with detours and dead ends aplenty. But if they succeed, the team will make more than just a whole lot of money. They will make history. . . .
Inspired by the real-life adventures of legendary cattleman Tom Candy Ponting, Longhorns East takes readers on an unforgettable journey as big and bold as the America itself.
Boggs is unparalleled in evoking the gritty reality of the Old West. The Shootist
Johnny Boggs has produced another instant page-turner. . . . Dont put down the book until you finish it. Tony Hillerman on Killstraight
Johnny D. Boggs tells a crisply powerful story that rings true more than two centuries after the bloody business was done. The Charleston (S.C.) Post and Courier on The Despoilers
Genre: Western
LONGHORNS EAST
Tom Candy Ponting was no ordinary trail boss. He didnt smoke, chew, cuss, or even carry a gun. Unlike his competitors, he learned how to herd cows on a farm back in Englandand how to handle cowboys in bareknuckle prizefights. But his skills and know-how were really put to the test when he accepts a bet he might live to regret: lead a cattle drive from Texas to New York City. Not one to back down on a dare, Ponting assembles the motliest crew of cowboys ever seenTexans, Englishmen, Mexicans, Freemen, Cherokeeand charts a course through the unfriendliest country to move seven hundred head of cattle, never easy in the best of times. Along the way, theyll cross railroads and rustlers, hucksters and hustlers, with detours and dead ends aplenty. But if they succeed, the team will make more than just a whole lot of money. They will make history. . . .
Inspired by the real-life adventures of legendary cattleman Tom Candy Ponting, Longhorns East takes readers on an unforgettable journey as big and bold as the America itself.
Boggs is unparalleled in evoking the gritty reality of the Old West. The Shootist
Johnny Boggs has produced another instant page-turner. . . . Dont put down the book until you finish it. Tony Hillerman on Killstraight
Johnny D. Boggs tells a crisply powerful story that rings true more than two centuries after the bloody business was done. The Charleston (S.C.) Post and Courier on The Despoilers
Genre: Western
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