Roaring Acres

by L.P. Holmes

Book Overview

With his Flying Diamond cowpunchers, Dave Salkeld wants to move his herd of cattle to Gallatin Basin. One other outfit plans to move into the area. Once the land is staked, the site will become a boom... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0843961023
• ISBN13: 9780843961027
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Leisure Books
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.1" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

The Roar of Guns is Deafening

L.P. Holmes is a giant among the western writers of America. And Roaring Acres does not disappoint. The Land rush is the setting, and farmers, and ranchers and outlaws are all competing for a piece of the territory. That is the setting of this book, but don't let that old fashion scenario get you to thinking this is just another bang-banb shoot-em up. The tension builds with every page until it explodes at the end with Dave and Maidie going home "to the sun and stars you spoke of" Maidie says to Dave. I have been collecting L.P. Holmes for over 40 years and until about 1980 his books appeared regularly on the book shelves, then suddenly they stopped. I was thrilled when they again reappeared in these mass-market paperbacks, but alas, they too have disappeared as that company has stopped publishing that form of books. I know of no other company doing "traditional" westerns by the greats of the past. If you love this type of book, here's one for you.