Alone on Pasture Ridge
Alone on Pasture Ridge by J. R. Hightower is a historical fiction novel published by iUniverse on June 23, 2018. This edition spans 226 pages and is presented in English. Set in the late 1870s in East Texas, the story follows Rob Wilson, a teenager who has recently lost his family to typhoid fever. In search of a fresh start, Rob sells his family ranch and travels with his friend Jessie Hatfield to Southern New Mexico, where they encounter a diverse cast of characters and embark on an adventure to locate a lost herd of cattle.
Readers will find a narrative rich in action and adventure as Rob navigates his new life, meeting a valiant coyote, a Mexican cook, and an Apache chief along the way. The story explores themes of friendship, love, and the challenges of ranching in a tumultuous era. As Rob’s journey unfolds, he also faces the realities of newfound fame and the responsibility that comes with it, particularly in protecting the vulnerable from outlaws and rustlers. This engaging tale captures the essence of the Western genre while highlighting the complexities of life on the frontier.
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It is the late 1870s in East Texas. Rob Wilson is a teenager who has just lost his entire family to typhoid fever. In an attempt to put his pain behind him, Rob sells the family ranch and travels with his friend, Jessie Hatfield, to Southern New Mexico to seek a new beginning. While searching for land to start a ranch, their paths cross with that of a valiant coyote, a Mexican cook, a gringo rancher and his foreman, an Apache chief and a young brave, teenage Mexican cowboys, and a stowaway Mexican orphan. As their dreams become reality, they embark on a wild adventure to the Llano Estacado to find a lost herd of cattle. Along the way, Rob meets a beautiful Mexican girl who quickly captures his heart. As Rob attempts to win her for his own, news of their adventures reaches an El Paso newspaperman whose articles eventually transform them from ranchers into heroes. But just when Rob finally adjusts to being a hero, he must use his newfound fame to discourage outlaws and rustlers from exploiting the gringos, Mexicans, and Indians who have more cattle than they can handle. In this historic western tale, a young rancher must create a new life in New Mexico after losing his family to typhoid fever.
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