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The Winter of Wolves
A young cowboy finds gold—and a whole lot of trouble—in this action-packed adventure in Ralph Compton’s Sundown Riders series.
It’s the bitterest winter anyone can remember, and Earl Tyrone can barely hold back the wolves preying on his family’s last few cattle. He gets no help from his older brother, Byrd, who’s only interested in striking out for California. Leaving Earl the sole protector of their ma and sister, Byrd finally reveals the secret source of the funds for his ticket he found gold on the ranch, and now it's Earl’s fortune to mine—if he’s strong enough and smart enough to hold on to it.
Earl realizes he’ll have to weave a fabric of lies to protect his family and keep prospectors from swarming his land. He hits on a clever plan, but its unintended consequences are painful misunderstandings, conflict with the Utes, and outright murder.
Earl’s stash of glittering gold has become instead a black cloud over his family. Can he come up with a new plan to dispel that cloud and find peace and stability at last?
It’s the bitterest winter anyone can remember, and Earl Tyrone can barely hold back the wolves preying on his family’s last few cattle. He gets no help from his older brother, Byrd, who’s only interested in striking out for California. Leaving Earl the sole protector of their ma and sister, Byrd finally reveals the secret source of the funds for his ticket he found gold on the ranch, and now it's Earl’s fortune to mine—if he’s strong enough and smart enough to hold on to it.
Earl realizes he’ll have to weave a fabric of lies to protect his family and keep prospectors from swarming his land. He hits on a clever plan, but its unintended consequences are painful misunderstandings, conflict with the Utes, and outright murder.
Earl’s stash of glittering gold has become instead a black cloud over his family. Can he come up with a new plan to dispel that cloud and find peace and stability at last?
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Published August 24, 2021
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October 12, 2021
The winter of wolves Ralph,Compton. They have to protect themselves against the wolves and the harsh winter
It’s the coldest winter anyone can remember and Earl Tyrone can barely hold back the wolves preying on his family’s last few cows and stuff. He gets no help from his older brother, Byrd who’s only interested in getting rich out of California. Leaving Earl their protector of their ma and sister, Byrd finally reveals the secret source of the money for his ticket West he found gold on the ranch, and now it's Earl’s fortune to mine if he’s strong enough and smart enough to hold on to it. I don’t relate because I never had to fight off wolves to save my cows and stuff.
I would recommend it to friends because it's good but it's pretty violent. I would not let anyone above 3rd grade read it because he rips out the throat of a wolf.
It’s the coldest winter anyone can remember and Earl Tyrone can barely hold back the wolves preying on his family’s last few cows and stuff. He gets no help from his older brother, Byrd who’s only interested in getting rich out of California. Leaving Earl their protector of their ma and sister, Byrd finally reveals the secret source of the money for his ticket West he found gold on the ranch, and now it's Earl’s fortune to mine if he’s strong enough and smart enough to hold on to it. I don’t relate because I never had to fight off wolves to save my cows and stuff.
I would recommend it to friends because it's good but it's pretty violent. I would not let anyone above 3rd grade read it because he rips out the throat of a wolf.
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