Ralph Compton Books In Order

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Ralph Compton was born in the early nineteen thirties, and he died in nineteen ninety-eight. Ralph Compton stood over six foot tall without his shoes on. Ralph grew up in Alabama. Before having a full-fledged writing career, Compton had a number of jobs that included him using his writing skills. These jobs include but are not limited to: a musician, radio host, songwriter, newspaper writer, and many other similar jobs. The subjects that Ralph Compton writes about has a lot to do with the experiences he has had in his life. Ralph Compton was a man that seen a lot in life and had a lot of questions about life. Though his writings depict real life issues, Ralph Compton gives certain life lessons in his writings, too.

Ralph Compton was the recipient of the Medicine Pipe Bearer Award, which is awarded to writers with an amazing first novel. This award earned Ralph Compton a lot of respect throughout the entire writing world, especially because he started he novel writing career late in life. Ralph Compton has also been the recipient of many other awards, and many people consider Ralph Compton one of the best novel writers of all time.

Ralph Compton has written some amazing books such as Down On Gila River – Sam Sawyer is fifty years old. He has driven cattle all of his life, and he is at the point now where he wants to retire. He wants to live a relaxed life. This goes terribly wrong when Sam is ambushed and left to die in Gila River. Here, Sam meets Hannah Stewart. Hannah runs this area, but there is a sheriff in town that keeps giving Hannah a problem. Sam Sawyer wants to help Hannah, and he believes this is his next mission in life. However, Sam Sawyer does not know what he is in for engaging on this mission. Sawyer ends up on a path he did not expect. Furthermore, this path is beyond leading cattle, and Sawyer’s eyes are opened up to a lifestyle he never experienced.

Another book from Ralph Compton is Brimstone Trail – Paul was a man of sin, and he had no plans of becoming a better person. Suddenly, Paul received a call from the Lord, and Paul began to minister throughout the area. Paul has come to Pueblito Verde to preach to people. During his preaching, Paul realizes there are many men within this city that are sinning on a daily basis. Paul does not like this sin, but he remembers the life of sin he used to live, and he tries to reason with the people. However, there are men that are super evil that Paul does not know about. Through the evil men in the town and a mean bounty hunter, there is gunfire every single day. Through all of this craziness, Paul must stick to what he believes in, and he must try to persuade the people to live a better lifestyle.

Another great book from Ralph Compton is The Hunted – Charlie Chilton has a temper that no one wants to test. However, an individual pushes his buttons by bringing up his past. This causes Charlie to take action against the individual that is pushing his buttons. This is bad because that the man pushing buttons is friends with the town sheriff. This causes nothing but problems for Charlie. After war in the area, Charlie is left for dead. Those who left Charlie for dead believe the war is over. However, the war is just beginning because Charlie is alive and wants revenge for the bad things that have happened to him.

Ralph Compton has also wrote book series’, too. The main series is Strange family. The first book, Death Rides A Chestnut Mare, Daniel Strange is an outlaw that rides through Texas and other states to stay away from other outlaws looking to kill him. Daniel has to rob his own family and even nice families to be free. Daniel will do whatever it takes to be free and be the top outlaw at the same time.

The second book, the shadow of a noose, Jed and Tim are two brothers that do not have much. They recently lost their father, whom was killed from a outlaw. With nothing to loose, Jed and Tim set out to find their sister, whom left a year ago to get revenge for her father’s death. Jed and Tim are not aware of the dangers that await them. However, the dangers and outlaws they meet might lead them to their father’s murderer. Jed and Tim are willing to put their own lives on the line in order to discover the truth.

Ralph Compton has sold thousand and thousands of his books, which can be purchased at local bookstores all around the world. Ralph Compton has been noted as one of the most inspirational writers ever. In fact, many writers decided to become writers after reading certain works of Ralph Compton. There are also many writing groups, organizations, and even foundations that are named after Ralph Compton. Every day Ralph Compton books are sold all around the world, and Ralph Compton is lived by the old and young, too. Ralph Compton has new works being released that he wrote before his death. These works will be released in the years to come, and there may even be movies being made from previous books.

Today, the publishing company that once published the books of Ralph Compton now publishes books from authors with similar qualities. These authors write about similar subjects that Compton wrote about, and all of these authors look up to Ralph Compton. Ralph Compton was more worried about people reading works than people reading about him. That is why people have a hard time trying to find a full biography of this author. However, Ralph Compton still manages to win awards even to this day, and there are many people trying to follow these same footsteps. This is truly one of the best authors of all tidme

6 Responses to “Ralph Compton”

1. Stace: 6 months ago

   Thank you for keeping this list updated!!

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   • Graeme: 6 months ago

     You’re welcome 🙂

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2. Sara Bartlett: 4 years ago

   It is a tragic loss that both Dusty and his wife were seriously injured in a December car accident and now both are deceased.

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3. Lanny Langdon: 5 years ago

   Just finished ‘Green River’, the story seems to continue .Which book continues this story ?

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   • Susan Gallion: 3 years ago

     I have read all the Trail Drive Series and the Dakota Trail is the next one.

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4. Sara Bartlett: 5 years ago

   How can we find out which books were written by Dusty Richards?

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