Hard Country

By Michael McGarrity

Book Overview

A richly authentic epic adventure of rough-hewn men and courageous women, set in the hard country of the American Southwest frontier. Hard Country is a rare and extraordinary story of one?family's struggle to settle and endure in the vast, untamed territory of New Mexico. In the wake of the death of his wife as she gives birth to his son, and the killing of his brother on the West Texas plains, John Kerney is forced to give up his ranch, leave his son behind, and strike out in search of the murderous outlaws and a place where he can start over. He drifts south until he meets a man who offers him work trailing cattle to the New Mexico Territory and forever changes his life. Spanning the years of 1875 to 1918, Hard Country is the Western reinvented and enlarged into a saga that above all celebrates the people and the land of the great Southwest.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525952462
• ISBN13: 9780525952466
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Length: 607 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Couldn't put it down!!!

From start to finish absolutely engrossing. A must read for everyone. Little biased because I live in New Mexico. Michael McGarrity is one of my top five authors.