Texas Kingdoms

by Robert Broomall

"Texas Kingdoms" is the 30-year story of two men, a woman, and a town.Will Stewart and Chance Evans come to Texas in 1851, on their way to the California gold fields. Will is poor and determined to make something of himself; Chance is a gambler, determined to separate fools from their money. The two men are attacked by Comanches, and Will is so badly wounded that he can travel no further. He and Chance are forced to winter where they are, and by the time spring comes, they’ve decided to stay in Texas and make their fortunes there. Will painstakingly begins to catch the wild cattle that roam the brush, while Chance sets up a tent by the road where he sells whiskey to travelers and takes their money at cards.Settlers arrive, among them the beautiful Hope Sommerville. Will and Chance both fall in love with Hope, who will get pregnant by one man and marry the other. As the years pass, Will’s handful of cows becomes a cattle empire, and Chance’s tent becomes Kingdom, wildest town on the Great Western Trail. Will, Chance, and Hope face Indian attacks, war, the loss of children, and the lawlessness of the post-Civil War West. Will’s love for Hope drives him to do great things, while Chance’s love casts him into a vortex of self-destruction and crime, and Hope learns what true love really means. Then one shocking act threatens to destroy them all.Spanning the period from the Comanche wars to the coming of the railroad and the end of the great cattle drives, "Texas Kingdoms" is a saga of love and friendship and the limits to which people will go for each one.

Genres: Westerns

436 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1989

Reviews

[Dave Griffin · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent, well written Western!

This was a good read. The characters are more than 2 dimensional. Each has faults and strengths. Both are likable in their own ways.
The story follows how good intentions can go wrong.
Many of the plot instances go more as life on the frontier really happened, rather than how most Westerns portray it.
Life was difficult, often harsh, and, many times, short.

[Bryan Boswell · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best books!!!!

This is one of the best books I have ever read. Real story of one good man and one man that turns bad. This is a must read.

[John Alexander · Rating 5 out of 5]

Texas Kingdoms is far more substantial than the average Western. Spanning decades, it tells of two men and their bond of friendship that changed over time as circumstances impacted their relationship. Rich in detail that pulls the reader into the characters' circumstances, and provides a gritty feel for the land where events occur. Highly recommended.

[Clyde Henke · Rating 5 out of 5]

a must read

For anyone for an appreciation for the land, the understanding of the resilience and failings of our humanity, the power of love, and the passage of time and the hope it can bring, this a novel worth reading .
Clyde Henke MD; wtobgyn@gmail.com.

[Dave Hammett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cowboys.and Indians and soldiers and cowboys

Good.read; he writes long books which is mostly good. This one.does.drag a little in places but not many. I'll read another one.

[Casey · Rating 4 out of 5]

An epic for sure

In the worst of the worst may lie seeds of greatness that never truly sprout. Even the best of men are not perfect.

[Delano R Hill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great

Characters story, all the best. Will and chance survived the impossible. Success, failure,yet an end you cannot miss
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[A.J. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm a sucker for a good story that spans a characters lifetime. This book fit that category. Let me start off by saying there were a few errors and misspellings that could easily be caught through editing. The characters were enjoyable and could easily have fit a couple of books to help with going into more detail with them. You get close to feeling them but not quite due to the fact of trying to move the story forward. I would love to have went along with Will during his time in the Civil War this would have shown his growth. Overall, I really enjoyed the story and the pace of the book.

[larry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good against the bad

Good western nothing like a good western book or avoid western movie.all have bad guys and good guys on white horses