{"product_id":"a-crooked-trail-j-w-f-kennedy-9781962896559","title":"A Crooked Trail","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Story Of A Thousand-mile Saddle Trip Up And Down The Texas Frontier In Pursuit Of A Runaway Ox\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA steer named Old Lep wanders off into the wildlands, pursued by a barefooted farmboy, beginning an epic pursuit that carries past pioneer cabins, through forests and mountain glens, by ranches and frontier forts until it becomes a great marching cavalcade of cattle and horses and armed and mounted men. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe adventure continues against the backdrop raging of storms, the screaming of wild animals, the glare and smoke of prairie fires, the lowing and trampling of driven herds, the angry growling of mobs, and the thunder and clatter of the wild midnight ride. Settlers and ranchmen, outlaws and sheriffs, cowboys, soldiers, rangers and vigilants, march across the pages...all on the trail of one wayward ox. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A thrilling narrative of the vigorous, stirring life in that period of the history of Texas which immediately followed that of the pioneers. It was a time filled with excitement and adventure, which the author neglects no opportunity to portray in this tale.\" Publishers Weekly \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A tale of delightful adventure... stirring, vigorous, romantic.\" \u003ci\u003eThe St. John Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"No more thrilling escapes can be found in fiction than those graphically told in this work, the excitement beginning\u003cbr\u003ewith the first chapter and holding the reader till the last.\" \u003ci\u003eCincinnati Times-Star\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A vivid, thrilling narrative. The story is intensely interesting.\" \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLewis B. Miller (1861-1933) was a teacher, publishing executive, and a prolific author of short stories and novels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. W. F. Kennedy, Lewis B. Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1962896552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781962896559\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cutting Edge Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.78d","brand":"J. W. F. Kennedy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46962714968319,"sku":"9781962896559","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0223ffdb-6533-4e4c-96ca-07ffab5bd67b.jpg?v=1750652309","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-crooked-trail-j-w-f-kennedy-9781962896559","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}