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Cowboy
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Cowboy had been drifting ever since he left his home in Yellow House Creek, Texas, moving from ranch to ranch, following the work for 15 years. He had been saving the pay he sweated so hard for, and he reckoned there was enough to set himself up with a spread of his own. He thought he might look into the Triple X Ranch, the one they called the Whiskey Brand. It had prime c
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Paperback, Large Print, 320 pages
Published
December 31st 1982
by John Curley & Associates
(first published 1981)
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The Cowboy Way!
An entertaining read. Cowboy could have ridden in from the first cattle drive and not been out of place in any ranch in the west. Roderus painted a great picture of the quintiessental American Cowboy!
An entertaining read. Cowboy could have ridden in from the first cattle drive and not been out of place in any ranch in the west. Roderus painted a great picture of the quintiessental American Cowboy!
COWBOY is a good example of why Frank Roderus has become one of my favorite of the current crop of westerns writers.
“Cowboy” is the name of the main character. This could have been played for cuteness, laughs, or irony. It was merely his nickname. It was straightforward and proud. Just like the man.
The setting is just a little different from what we usually see: Texas, but after World War I after the vets have come home and automobiles were more common than horses. Cowboy, though still a young m ...more
“Cowboy” is the name of the main character. This could have been played for cuteness, laughs, or irony. It was merely his nickname. It was straightforward and proud. Just like the man.
The setting is just a little different from what we usually see: Texas, but after World War I after the vets have come home and automobiles were more common than horses. Cowboy, though still a young m ...more
Cowboy delivers hard learned lessons of logic and modern type thinking to resolve our heroine's terroristic level problems.
Grabbed my attention from the first page. Little "of the expected Western drama nice firm character development with character development and surprises hidin behind hotel door. Good read. Better than expected. !!!!! ...more
Grabbed my attention from the first page. Little "of the expected Western drama nice firm character development with character development and surprises hidin behind hotel door. Good read. Better than expected. !!!!! ...more
Cowboy quits his job as a ranch hand to seek a place of his own. He drifts into a position as a temporary ranch hand for a lonely woman whose husband destroyed all of her resources. Cowboy piece by piece encourages her and become familiar with con men who are trying to take the woman's very large ranch. Cowboy plots a way to obtain a large heard of cattle from Mexico. The bulk of the story is about Cowboy after WW1 as he rescues a needy woman, associates with a man who leads him to a financial p
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Way better than I expected
I like best the tales of the earlier old west but Mr. Rosetta did a fabulous job of introducing me to that interim period between old west and the modern west.
His hero is a man I would like to have as a friend.
I like best the tales of the earlier old west but Mr. Rosetta did a fabulous job of introducing me to that interim period between old west and the modern west.
His hero is a man I would like to have as a friend.
Cowboy was slow to get started but as you read the better it got !
I chose this rating because of the good story and the details. I would recommend this book highly to any of m friends!
I chose this rating because of the good story and the details. I would recommend this book highly to any of m friends!
Cowboy
Cowboy was a good read. It was a story about a man who left a good job to take a bet on his own dream. Sometimes what sounds good in a newspaper is not always the truth. What he finds is sure not what he expected.BRAVO 👏👏
Cowboy was a good read. It was a story about a man who left a good job to take a bet on his own dream. Sometimes what sounds good in a newspaper is not always the truth. What he finds is sure not what he expected.BRAVO 👏👏
cowboy
This was a really good western story, Not one where the fastest gun fighters hang out, just a smart genuine cowboy who goes on a grand adventure I hope you enjoy as much as I did@!
This was a really good western story, Not one where the fastest gun fighters hang out, just a smart genuine cowboy who goes on a grand adventure I hope you enjoy as much as I did@!
Frank does a good work .
F
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I like the way he presents the storu,
I like the way he presents the story
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does a good job writing.in the way he presents the story. As of he. Was a.good friend
F
Rank
I like the way he presents the storu,
I like the way he presents the story
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does a good job writing.in the way he presents the story. As of he. Was a.good friend
A. Very good read
The hero is just that. He's a cowboy with the ethics of a knight. Very refreshing. I will go on the hunt for more. Thanks. ...more
The hero is just that. He's a cowboy with the ethics of a knight. Very refreshing. I will go on the hunt for more. Thanks. ...more
Cowboy
This was an easy read, the characters are realistic and you fit in as if you were there. Mostly action and adventure that keeps on going.
This was an easy read, the characters are realistic and you fit in as if you were there. Mostly action and adventure that keeps on going.
Outstanding
The book is outstanding,and it will take you through the great years with your thoughts about how much you have enjoyed it.
The book is outstanding,and it will take you through the great years with your thoughts about how much you have enjoyed it.
Great Read
From the first sentence I found I could not put this book down!!!
Keep them coming!!!
Excellent writing,
Crockett White
From the first sentence I found I could not put this book down!!!
Keep them coming!!!
Excellent writing,
Crockett White
Boring
Not my kind of western. Very slow and then slower. Did not enjoy this book at all. Read first seven, then read last chapter. Not recommended.
Not my kind of western. Very slow and then slower. Did not enjoy this book at all. Read first seven, then read last chapter. Not recommended.
Cowboy;
This was a good read I was very impressed with your writing and I will be reading more of your work.
This was a good read I was very impressed with your writing and I will be reading more of your work.
Good book
Read all of them books in order to really enjoy. Storyline continues to grow and develop. Characters are realistic and get better and better.
Read all of them books in order to really enjoy. Storyline continues to grow and develop. Characters are realistic and get better and better.
Cattle
Cowboy comes to Colorado looking to start his own ranch. He ends up helping a lady in need, save her own ranch.
Cowboy comes to Colorado looking to start his own ranch. He ends up helping a lady in need, save her own ranch.
Law
I did not like the idea of saving the ranch by breaking the law of two countries. I just kept reading. It was a story that held interest. I just did not like the story.
I did not like the idea of saving the ranch by breaking the law of two countries. I just kept reading. It was a story that held interest. I just did not like the story.
An FR. Western/A Man Decided To Enter Bidding On A Ranch
FR. has. penned a western story about a man called Cowboy. Cowboy has traveled near and far working on different ranches. He had saved his money and finds a ranch to enter the bidding on. He works as foreman, but it is not his place. He had his to lie and a woman had won the bid. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
FR. has. penned a western story about a man called Cowboy. Cowboy has traveled near and far working on different ranches. He had saved his money and finds a ranch to enter the bidding on. He works as foreman, but it is not his place. He had his to lie and a woman had won the bid. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
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So far good
Very good book. I liked how in the end he helped the lady and got a place of his own. I received an advance copy for an honest review.
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