{"product_id":"9781250177759","title":"Bitter Trail and Barbed Wire : Two Complete Novels","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBitter Trail and Barbed Wire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Elmer Kelton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAt one low price, two complete novels by “one of the greatest and most gifted of Western writers.” (\u003ci\u003eHistorical Novel Society)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBitter Trail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTough teamster Frio Wheeler hauls cotton from Texas to Mexico. But as the Civil War rages through the South, Wheeler must contend with the most difficult challenges he’s ever faced, including imprisonment with the \u003ci\u003ebandidos\u003c\/i\u003e in league with Union sympathizers and the betrayal of his best friend—his former partner and brother of the woman he loves. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbed Wire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eIrishman Doug Monahan runs a fencing crew outside the Texas town of Twin Wells, digging post-holes and stringing red-painted barbed wire for ranchers as protection against wandering stock, rustlers, and land-hungry thugs. This fencing operation is opposed by Captain Andrew Rinehart, a former Confederate officer and an old-school, open-range baron of the huge R Cross spread. Rinehart wages a barbed wire war against Monahan—and neither side takes prisoners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of the best.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A splendid writer.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A genuine craftsman with an ear for dialogue and, more importantly, an understanding of the human heart.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A master storyteller.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“You can never go wrong if ... you pick up a title by Elmer Kelton.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eAmerican Cowboy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250177759\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Forge Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40678686851278,"sku":"9781250177759","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_835bf7be-4294-4148-a87f-281f74d28e6e.jpg?v=1640060634","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250177759","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}