{"product_id":"ralph-compton-big-jakes-last-drive-9780593102244","title":"Ralph Compton Big Jake's Last Drive","description":"\u003cb\u003eTwo old ranch hands lead one last trail drive but they can't escape death along the way in a brand new thrilling western in Ralph Compton's trail drive series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBig Jake Motley had been running the Big M spread in Texas for over 30 years. In that time, he's driven thousands of head of cattle to market in Kansas. Now, while both the Nineteenth century and the era of trail drive are coming to an end, Big Jake is determined to make one last drive to Kansas. The only thing is, he doesn't have the cowhands to move that much beef. He drafts his old friend, Chance McCandles, into service, and together, the two aging cowboys put together a crew. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe trail to Kansas is fraught with dangers both natural and man made, but when Chance is killed by rustlers, Big Jake has one more task in before him, extract vengeance for his old friend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRalph Compton\u003c\/b\u003e stood six foot eight without his boots. He worked as a musician, a radio announcer, a songwriter, and a newspaper columnist. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Goodnight Trail\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for the Western Writers of America Medicine Pipe Bearer Award for best debut novel. He was the \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Trail of the Gunfighter series, the Border Empire series, the Sundown Riders series, and the Trail Drive series, among others.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50858830364946,"sku":"9780593102244","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b489040f-b544-4e86-b5de-a7e5e0c31eff.jpg?v=1737545993","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ralph-compton-big-jakes-last-drive-9780593102244","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}