Ride a Northbound Horse

by Richard Wormser

Hunted...accused...jailed as a horse thief! “Horse thief! I s that what I am?” Cav asks himself miserably. He had been tricked into giving up his beautiful mare. But he just had to catch up with the K & C herd. That’s the only reason he took another horse. And now Cav must prove his honesty. Only then can he show the Texas cattle drovers that a boy has a place in a cowboy’s world

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1964

About the author

Richard Edward Wormser was an American writer of pulp fiction, detective fiction, screenplays, and Westerns, some of it written using the pseudonym of Ed Friend. He is estimated to have written 300 short stories, 200 novelettes, 12 books, many screenplays and stories turned into screenplays and a cookbook Southwest Cookery or At Home on the Range.

After graduating from Princeton University he became a prolific writer of pulp fiction under his own name, the pen name of Conrad Gerson, and wrote seventeen Nick Carter novels for Street & Smith.

Wormser's first crime fiction novel was The Man with the Wax Face in 1934. His first Western novel was The Lonesome Quarter in 1951.

During World War II he served as a forest ranger.

Wormser won Western Spur Awards for juvenile fiction for Ride a Northbound Horse in 1964, and for The Black Mustanger in 1971. He also won an Edgar award for best original paperback novel for The Invader in 1973.

Reviews

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story was a delight. I did not spend my whole time reading it thinking this author knows nothing about horses. Very good historical horse fiction for children.

[Tania · Rating 4 out of 5]

A young boy is plagued by troubles as he travels west, but he doggedly continues his journey to fulfill his family's dream of becoming Texan ranchers. This is a coming-of-age book which paints a teen living in the pioneer days as a plucky youngster that movies are made of. His turn of luck comes in the form of the kindness of a stranger, and you'll root for him until the end.

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice quick read of award winning tale.

[Paweł]

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