The Last Ranch: A Novel of the New American West (The American

The Last Ranch: A Novel of the New American West (The American West Trilogy)

The grand saga of an American ranching family continues in The Last Ranch, the final, mesmerizing book of New York Times bestseller Michael McGarrityâ€™s gripping and richly authentic American West trilogy.

When Matthew Kerney returns to his ranch in the beautiful San Andres Mountains after serving in Sicily during World War II, he must not only fight to recover physically and emotionally from a devastating war injury, but he must also battle attempts by the U.S. Army to seize control of his land for expanded weapons testing.
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Forced off public grazing lands, banned from gathering his cattle on highÂ mountain pastures, and confronted by military police guarding a high securityÂ army post on the northern reaches of the range, Matt finds himself at the center of a heavy-handed government land-grab. The reasons behind this surge of secrecy and control become clear when Matt witnesses the boiling, blinding explosion of the first atom bomb at Trinity Site.
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As he struggles with an aging, stove-up father no longer able to carry a heavy load at the ranch, an ex-convict intent on killing him, and a failing relationship with a woman he dearly loves, Matt must draw upon all his mental and physical resources to keep his worldâ€”and the people in itâ€”from collapsing.
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Following the New York Times bestselling Hard Country and its sequel Backlands, The Last Ranch enthralls with the deeply rich, sometimes heartbreaking Kerney family saga as it steps brilliantly into the mid-twentieth-century world of the new American West.
Country USA
Brand Dutton
Manufacturer Dutton
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780525953258
ReleaseDate 2016-05-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780525953258

Country	USA
Brand	Dutton
Manufacturer	Dutton
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780525953258
ReleaseDate	2016-05-17
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780525953258

The Last Ranch: A Novel of the New American West (The American West Trilogy)