04027cam a2200745 4500 2467527419 TxAuBib 20250601120000.0 ||||||s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780786047765 0786047763 B09BKC5RWH Amazon 912a310b-1834-4c64-86fc-1716845248ae OverDrive (Reserve ID) 6467822 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Johnstone, William W. Forever Texas [Libby eBook] : A Thrilling Western Novel of the American Frontier. Pinnacle Books, 2022. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. western books crockett books. johnstone western books. western cowboy book. Historical Fiction. best western books. western books 2022. new western novels. action adventure. western fiction. action thriller. wild wild west. texas a novel. Texas Ranger. new westerns. Bestselling. Yellowstone. Mexican War. gunfighter. king ranch. bestseller. new series. wild west. Adventure. old west. ranching. American. Frontier. Thriller. shootout. pioneer. western. Action. cowboy. series. Texas. HTML:<b>"Superb from start to finish. An instant classic. " —<i>New York Times</i> Bestselling Author Marc Cameron<br /> <i>Based on real events and the true history of the legendary King Ranch in South Texas, this riveting historical adventure evokes the reality of life on the Texas frontier, as one pioneering family battles to forge a new life and carve out their own piece of the American West...</i></b><br /> It's 1852. The wounds of the Mexican War are healing. Regis Royle, co-owner of a steamship fleet, has made it out alive, relatively unscarred and with enough profit and foolhardy ambition to envision a new life in south Texas. With the help of his crack-shot kid brother Shepley, his glad-handing riverboat partner Cormac Delany, and his old friend, raw-edged former Texas Ranger Jarvis "Bone" McGraw, Regis is laying claim to the prime jewel in a magnificent rolling prairie: the Santa Calina range teeming with wild mustangs, cattle, and eighteen-thousand acres of lush promise.<br /> <br /> But all dreams have a price. For Regis, it's hell to pay—and the fire is coming at him from all directions. On one side of the border, it's banditos and a vengeful Mexican heiress with a passionate hatred for greenhorn gringos. Especially those who have their eye on land once owned by her family. On the other side, the Apaches, slave traders, and outlaws have Santa Calina in their sights. And none of them are going to walk away from the bloody battle.<br /> <br /> The brothers Royle and their partners have the most to lose—including their lives. They made a pledge to themselves to build the greatest ranch in America. To see it through to the end, they'll have to ride hard and learn the bitter necessity of violence and bloodshed. Historical Fiction. Thriller. Fiction. Western. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-07-31 20:00:03. Johnstone, J.A. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=912a310b-1834-4c64-86fc-1716845248ae&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=912a310b-1834-4c64-86fc-1716845248ae&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)