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Hard Country

Kerney Family Trilogy seriesbook 1 of 3Next:Backlands →

In the wake of his wife's death while giving birth to their son, and the loss 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 railing cattle to the New Mexico Territory and forever changes his life.

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Spanning the years of 1875 - 1918. This is the first of a new trilogy cataloging the life of Kevin Kerney's forefathers in the "Old West".

Audience
adult
Length
epic · 608 pages

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