Painted Comanche Tree

by Kent Conwell

Painted Comanche Tree is Conwell’s tenth book, a list that includes the recently published Valley of Gold; Bumpo, Bill, and the Girls; Laughing Girl Creek; and Jim Wells.

197 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Kent Conwell grew up in the Texas Panhandle in the town of Wheeler, population 848. The West was an integral part of his life. The solitude of the Panhandle, which offered little more than school and work, encouraged his reading and writing as well as his exploration of the vastness of the rolling prairies, the emptiness of which carried the presentiment itself of mystery and death.

A quest for adventure had been woven into his life by his grandfather, who had run away from his Tennessee home when he was 14. He bullwhacked his way to the Panhandle where he met his future wife who had traveled from Illinois to Texas.

After moving to Fort Worth where Kent was more at home at the stockyards than school, he earned a B.S. and began teaching. Later, he moved to Port Neches where he acquired a M.Ed. and Ph.D.

A successful educator, his love for writing about the West and its enigmas, a period in history unique to America, has never waned. After twenty-two westerns, he wrote his first mystery.
He has won awards for short stories, screenplays, mysteries, and westerns.

Reviews

[D. E. · Rating 5 out of 5]

A KC. Texas Western Action Adventure (PCT)

KC. has penned a Texas western action adventure titled, "Painted Comanche Tree", which begins with a Texas cowhand and a Chinese martial artist who arrive at a cattle ranch, both limping, one from a snake bite and one from a broken leg. They travel into town and stop for a drink. The Chinaman is asked to leave and the cowhand says no. A fight begins which the Chinaman ends. They proceed to work at a Goat Ranch and end up trail driving 3000 goats to San Antonio. The trip is not easy. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS

[John Phillips · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very Goat Story

A compelling story of a drifter cowboy who happens on a series of incidents that chahrs his vague life goal to a better, more tangible one. I loved this tale of a cowboy, a “younger”, a fair maiden an a passel of goats.

[Elizabeth West · Rating 4 out of 5]

Goats!

Lots of western drama! A trail drive without cattle and unusual bunch of cowboys. This book was a good read.

[Rita Montgomery · Rating 5 out of 5]

His most entertaining

This is the best of Kent Cowell's books that l have read. Good plot, good story, very entertaining. Read and enjoy.

[rosa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyed this easy read.