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"Ranger’s Trail" transports readers to spring 1874, when Texas Ranger companies are reorganized to guard settlers from Indian raids and outlaw bands. Veteran Ranger David "Rusty" Shannon, sought by his unit for reenlistment, turns his ambitions toward a different frontier: love and home. Shannon has been adopted by the Monahan family, and he has fallen in love with daughter Josie. Determined to leave the Ranger life behind, he plans to marry her and settle on a farm by the Colorado River, marking a personal quest set against the rugged backdrop of 19th-century Texas. The novel blends historical detail with the classic themes of duty, romance, and the search for a new beginning on the American frontier.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Western Fiction/Historical Western
Authors: Elmer Kelton
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