{"product_id":"the-devils-rope-9780786045693","title":"The Devil's Rope","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom acclaimed storyteller Tim Washburn, the second adventure in a thrilling new saga of the Old West, the sprawling story of one frontier family--and the Texas home they fought for, lived for, and died for...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Ridgeway family faces their greatest challenge when a devastating drought threatens to spark an open range war, forcing them to fight for their ranch, their dream--and their lives... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's the summer of 1883. A severe drought threatens to bankrupt the Ridgeway's Rocking R Ranch and every rancher in northwest Texas. The cattle are thirsty and hungry. The ranchers are getting desperate. And a simple new invention called barbed wire--the devil's rope--is their only defense against illegal herders grazing on their land. Percy Ridgeway and his brother Eli are working overtime to stake a fence around their sixty thousand acres. But someone keeps cutting the wires. The Ridgeways keep fixing them. And soon Perry is tangled in a high-stakes showdown with a thieving cattleman named Northcutt and his cutthroat henchmen. Let the battle begin... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHistory would call it the Fence Wars of 1883. The Ridgeways would call it the summer they fought back--come hell or dry water...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Washburn\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of action-packed thrillers and Westerns, including \u003ci\u003ePowerless, Cataclysm, The Day After Oblivion, Cyber Attack, \u003c\/i\u003eand The Rocking R Ranch West Westerns. A father of three, Tim and his wife live in central Oklahoma, deep in the heart of Tornado Alley. Tim Washburn is a member of the International Thriller Writers, the Authors Guild, and the Western Writers of America. Visit him online at TimWashburnBooks.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pinnacle Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50859917508882,"sku":"9780786045693","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cb7a4ced-3fe0-47b3-9e75-7bdaaa47b907.jpg?v=1737565437","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-devils-rope-9780786045693","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}