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 ...
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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.
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I absolutely LOVED this book! I had already read many mystery books by Michael McGarrity set in New Mexico. I used to live in New Mexico and enjoyed reading about the locales that I recognized. When I got this book in the mail I was astonished by the number of pages. But I was hooked just a few pages in. If you enjoy learning about the old west and how life really was, I would definitely suggest this read. I just finished Back Lands and am looking forward to getting The Last Ranch, the last in the trilogy.
