Riders of the Suwannee: A Cracker Western

by Lee Gramling

Book Overview

Tate Barkley returns to 1870s Florida after ten years on the Western frontier. He's the kind of man trouble just naturally seems to find, and to tell the truth, he's gotten sort of used to it by now.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1561640433
• ISBN13: 9781561640430
• Release Date: October 1993
• Publisher: Pineapple Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Thumbs up for Cracker Westerns

This book was a great read. It reminded me of Louis L'amour's Sackett novels, but with a Sunshine State twist. I recommend this book for any fan of both Westerns and Florida stories.

When is a Western not a Western?

While on a recent birdwatching trip to Florida,I came across this book at the Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park in Okeechobee.I was really taken by the idea of a "Western" aboutFlorida. To my great surprise it turned out to be an excellent tale with a Florida flavor.Having spent a week tracking down birds through the back woods,everglades,by-ways,parks and nature areas it was very interresting to read a western novel taking place in this enviroment. For a real change of pace and enviroment,I thoroughly enjoyed this book and highly recommend it to any lover of "Westerns". Now,all we need is a "Western"from New England.

Florida cowboy.

A cowboy who was born in Florida returns there long after the War Between the States has concluded. He is planning to return to the West after selling his family homestead, but finds himself involved with saving a widow and her ranch on the Gulf. This book will appeal to a wide range of readers, from Western fans to Romantic Western lovers, from Florida fiction readers to history buffs. The ending was just the beginning. There is a sequel.