{"product_id":"the-chisholm-trail-the-trail-drive-book-3-9781250099389","title":"The Chisholm Trail: The Trail Drive, Book 3","description":"\u003cp\u003eArmed with only a Colt rifle, a Bowie knife, and courage as big as the West, Ten Chisholm--the bold, illegitimate son of frontier scout and plains ambassador Jesse Chisholm and a Cherokee woman--arrives in the heart of Comanche country with a price on his head. His only crime: loving the beautiful daughter of a powerful New Orleans gambler who has promised her to a wealthy man she hates. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow that Ten has returned to the harsh Texas brakes with a team of battle-toughened cowboys and ex-soldiers--and a vow to return to Priscilla and make her his wife--he must round up wild longhorns, ward off angry Comanches, and survive treacherous outlaw attacks as he crosses the Red River and sets off on a brazen quest to open a new trail to Kansas on the savage frontier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRalph Compton\u003c\/b\u003e stood six-foot-eight without his boots. His first novel in the Trail Drive series, \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 also the author of the Sundown Rider series and the Border Empire series. A native of St. Clair County, Alabama, Compton worked as a musician, a radio announcer, a songwriter, and a newspaper columnist before turning to writing westerns. He died in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1998.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50483010732306,"sku":"9781250099389","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1a80829d-e388-4564-8301-18dbc83a458d.jpg?v=1766485393","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-chisholm-trail-the-trail-drive-book-3-9781250099389","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}