Compton, Ralph

Overview

Works:	462 works in 1,926 publications in 1 language and 72,611 library holdings
Genres:	Fiction Western fiction Historical fiction History
Roles:	Author, Composer
Classifications:	PS3573.E8224, 813.54

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works by Ralph Compton

Death rides a chestnut mare by Ralph Compton( Book )

16 editions published between 1999 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,342 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The pistol-packin' daughter of a man brutally murdered by outlaws rides the range exacting a savage revenge

The ghost of Apache creek : a Ralph Compton novel by Joseph A West( Book )

17 editions published between 2011 and 2012 in English and held by 976 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The only folk left behind in Apache Creek are ghosts, including Marshall Sam Pace. Three years of solitude have turned Sam into a phantom, but when a woman on the run stumbles into town, the former lawman must protect her and make use of gunslinger skills long out of practice

The burning range : a Ralph Compton novel by Joseph A West( Book )

20 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in English and held by 902 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

For a gambler locked in a claims war, the stakes are life or death! A plague of killings has descended on Green Meadow, Oklahoma. A villain called the Fat Man wants the town, and the black gold beneath it. And Fat Man is willing to wipe out every man, woman, and child to get it. Only two underdogs stand in his way: seedy gambler Chauncey Drake and scrappy Pinkerton agent Reuben Withers. The pair will have to work hard and work together to force-feed the Fat Man a steady diet of hot lead, or Green Meadow will run red

Down on Gila River : a Ralph Compton novel by Joseph A West( Book )

12 editions published between 2012 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 852 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

At fifty, cattle driver Sam Sawyer thinks he can finally dust off and retire, maybe open an eating house. But after a pack of Apache ambushes him and leaves him to die in Gila River country, he barely makes it to a remote ranch. The owner, Hanna Stewart, has worked the desert spread with her young daughter ever since her husband went for a ride and never returned. For years, she's been victimized by the corrupt sheriff of Lost Mine, Vic Moseley. Turns out, Moseley's evil intentions don't stop with Hannah Stewart. And things are fixing to get downright bloody. After a lifetime in the saddle, Sam is about to ride not only the hardest trail of his life, but possibly the last

The last manhunt : a Ralph Compton novel by Joseph A West( Book )

14 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 852 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Newspaper reporter Lester T. Booker sets out to interview legendary lawman, ex-gunfighter Ransom March. But the dime novel hero turns out to be little more than an old ex-lawman of questionable moral fiber who doled out death to unsuspecting-- and sometimes unarmed-- enemies. One criminal who escaped Rance's brand of justice is the man known as the Gravedigger-- a man who earned his moniker for buryng his victims alive. Rance comes out of retirement so he can put that murdering desperado six feet under once and for all. For Booker, it's the story of a lifetime-- and an education in learning just how the West was really won--Jacket

The goodnight trail by Ralph Compton( Book )

16 editions published between 1992 and 2013 in English and held by 844 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Rounding up unbranded cattle with Charles Goodnight, former Texas Rangers Benton McCaleb, Will Elliot, and Brazos Gifford battle flooded rivers, parched desert, and Comanches

Slaughter canyon : a Ralph Compton novel by Joseph A West( Book )

13 editions published between 2010 and 2012 in English and held by 827 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Deputy U.S. Marshal Matt Battles is being blackmailed by President Chester A. Arthur. The commander in chief needs someone to discover why Hatfield J. Warful is gathering every notorious gunslinger in the West at his home in Slaughter Canyon. Thanks to a falsified news report planted by the Secret Service, Battles is wanted for robbery and murder, leaving him no choice but to infiltrate Warful's gang by posing as an outlaw on the run"--Page 2 of cover

The stranger from Abilene by Joseph A West( Book )

12 editions published between 2011 and 2012 in English and held by 811 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Rancher Cage Clayton was hired to track down a man who years ago had left a trail of destruction in his wake. Though he doesn't know who his target is or what he looks like, Clayton does know that he's is in Bighorn Point. Finding him shouldn't be too hard."--Provided by publisher

The Western Trail by Ralph Compton( Book )

18 editions published between 1992 and 2002 in English and held by 808 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Benton McCaleb and his band of cowboys brave more than one thousand treacherous miles to drive 2,400 head of cattle into Wyoming's Sweetwater Valley, encountering a ruthless railroad baron along the way

The Abilene Trail : a Ralph Compton novel by Dusty Richards( Book )

17 editions published between 2002 and 2004 in English and held by 802 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

While driving cattle up north, former Confederate Army officer-turned-rancher Ben McCullough and his ex-sergeant Hap encounter such perils as stampedes, raging waters, nature's fury, and a gang of vicious rustlers. Original

Rawhide Flat : a Ralph Compton novel by Joseph A West( Book )

11 editions published between 2006 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 767 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

U.S. Deputy Marshal Augustus Crane must escort convicted bank robber Judah Welsh to Virginia City. But the townsfolk of Rawhide Flat still want their $30,000 back from Welsh?even if it means taking on Marshal Crane

Ralph Compton's The shadow of a noose : a novel by Ralph Compton( Book )

7 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 749 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A year after their sister rode off seeking revenge for their father's death, Tim and Jed Strange head out to look for their sister and find a heap of their own trouble instead. Original

Blood and gold : a Ralph Compton novel by Joseph A West( Book )

14 editions published between 2002 and 2005 in English and Undetermined and held by 737 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A young cowhand-entrusted with $30,000 of his employer's money-must traverse hostile Indian territory while avoiding bandits who are pursuing the fortune

The Shawnee trail by Ralph Compton( Book )

21 editions published between 1994 and 2013 in English and held by 728 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Driving two thousand head of cattle north from Texas, Cajun cowboy Long John Coons must brave stampedes, cattle rustlers, renegade Indians, and the love of a beautiful woman with a sordid past to get his longhorns to the Kansas railroad

The hunted : a Ralph Compton novel by Matthew P Mayo( Book )

9 editions published between 2012 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 724 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Big Charlie Chilton knows better than to lose his temper, but when a loudmouth threatens to expose his long-buried secrets, he can't help but teach the man a lesson about being quiet. Unfortunately, it turns out the man was about to make an important supply run for the town's marshal, and Marshal Watt knows just enough about Shotgun Charlie's past to draft him into service in his stead. The trek north would be treacherous enough with the snow and the threat of an Indian attack, but the ragtag drunkards running the freighting outfit put Charlie ill-at-ease. When bad blood springs up between them, Charlie is left for dead on the side of the mountain. But they should have made sure he was really gone--because the wounded bear of a man isn't down for the count, and he's ready to bring vengeance on those who did him wrong."--Page 4 of cover

West of Pecos : a Ralph Compton novel by David Robbins( Book )

12 editions published between 2002 and 2006 in English and Undetermined and held by 720 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Two Civil War veterans-from opposite sides of the conflict-settle on the same land. They must put aside their differences not only for the sake of their families, but in order to fend off a gang of rustlers who want the land for themselves

Stryker's revenge : a Ralph Compton novel by Joseph A West( Book )

8 editions published between 2010 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 719 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An Army officer swears revenge on the gunrunner who scarred him

The border empire by Ralph Compton( Book )

6 editions published between 1997 and 2009 in English and held by 713 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Taking up the custom-made Colts of his late father, who was murdered in the streets of El Paso by Mexico's notorious Sandlin gang, Wes Stone trades his aspirations of becoming a lawman for his thirst for vengeance

The bloody trail : a Ralph Compton novel by Marcus Galloway( Book )

18 editions published between 2007 and 2014 in English and held by 706 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When bounty hunters take not only unassuming Emmett Natham, the man they claim to be a fugitive, but the entire wagon train to hold for ransom, Jeremiah Correy must find a way to stop the murderous crew--and his greatest ally may be the mysterious fugitive, Emmett Natham

The California trail by Ralph Compton( Book )

15 editions published between 1994 and 2013 in English and held by 704 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An extraordinary saga of the trailblazing cowboys who made their fortune driving cattle from Texas to the great Frontier