Brannocks

The Brannocks Matt Braun Earl Brannock was a gambling man who fled the fires of the Civil War and found a boomtown called Denver - in a land being built on dreams, luck, and gold. Virgil Brannock joined him next, fresh from Lee's surrender at Appomattox, determined to rise to the top of the frontier's rough and treacherous business world. Finally, Clint came riding a trail of revenge: a fiery young Brannock who dared to wear a badge...The three brothers were reunited once again. And on a frontier brimming with opportunity and exploding with danger, vicious enemies would test their courage - and three beautiful women would claim their love...

Matt Braun, winner of the prestigious Spur Award, is the recipient of the Wister Award for Lifetime Achievement in Western Literature. The novels of this fourth generation Westerner are infused with the tradition and lore of the wild frontier. The Brannock brothers have very different dreams for their lives in the wide-open spaces of the American Southwest. Virgil is a railroad man; Clint is in the Cavalry; and Earl has settled in with the Comanches. Their paths cross in a fatal gun-battle that puts their code of honor to the test.

Winner of the Golden Spur, Matt Braun writes novels with an unparalleled knowledge of the West. In the harsh land of New Mexico, Clint and Virgil Brannock keep a sharp eye on their ranch, the Rio Hondo, and family lest cheats and hustlers move in. When corrupt attorney Stephen Benton and his Santa Fe Ring threaten the ranch, the two brothers realize they must fight for the land and livelihood they cherish-or die trying.

Winner of the Spur Award and the Wister Award for Lifetime Achievement in Western Literature Matt Braun delivers a stirring depiction of the struggles of the Anglos, Indians, and Mexicanos in the New Mexico Territory of the late 19th century. Clint Brannock has been commissioned to track down the infamous vigilante Miguel Ortega and put an end his violent revolution. But Elizabeth's relationship with Ortega places the family in grave danger. "Matt Braun is a master storyteller of frontier history."-Elmer Kelton, best-selling author