Forty Loads
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.96 (892 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0425272419 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He was reared in Texas and the mountains of Southeastern Oklahoma, where his grandfather taught him to ride a bucking horse and his father taught him to hunt. Somewhere during his knockabout years cowboying and working in oil fields, he earned a B.A. . He lives with his family on a little ranch in Oklahoma, where the West is still teaching him how to write. For many years he made his living from the back of a horse. in Engli
steve vincent said Great book!!!. Wonderful book. Character development was superb. Faro Wells is not your typical hero and things didn't quite turn out in his favor but it was a wild ride and fun to go along. I would recommend all who enjoy the western genre to read this book.. Mckendree Long said Another Winner.. Cogburn weaves a tale of rapidly changing loyalties and fortunes, set in the West of the 1860's.Faro Wells is the anti-hero: dangerous and down on his luck, he's the perfect candidate to take on the 'secret' assignment of recovering forty wagonloads of gold hidden in the mountains of New Mexico. So much gold seems an unbelievable target, but Cogburn deftly turns the hoard into a realistic goal for the many seekers. Th. William E. Cogburn said He has become my favorite western Author. He has become my favorite western Author. This was another good story with a nice touch at the end. If you read it I'm sure you will agree.
Outnumbered, outgunned, and hell-bent on beating the odds. When the beautiful McGaffney twins hire Faro Wells to escort them to New Mexico to claim their inheritance, Faro thinks his luck has finally turned. And the twins may be the worst trouble of all…. Not to mention the South’s most famous villain, the Black Knight, is hard on Faro’s trail. But a world of trouble stands between him and the supposed fortune: a raging war, hostile Indians, and every raider on the wi
“Fans of frontier arcana will revel in Cogburn’s readable prose and lively characters.”—Publishers Weekly, on Rooster