Windward West

The Brannocks #2

by Matt Braun

Matt Braun, winner of the prestigious Spur Award, is the recipient of the Wister Award for Lifetime Achievement in Western Literature. The novels of this fourth generation Westerner are infused with the tradition and lore of the wild frontier. The Brannock brothers have very different dreams for their lives in the wide-open spaces of the American Southwest. Virgil is a railroad man; Clint is in the Cavalry; and Earl has settled in with the Comanches. Their paths cross in a fatal gun-battle that puts their code of honor to the test.

Genres: Westerns

1 pages, Audio CD

First published May 6, 1986

About the author

Matt Braun is an author of fifty-six books, most of which are in the Western genre and has over 40 million copies in print.

Reviews

[Benjamin Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoy Matt Braun westerns, probably because they combine the traditions of the traditional western story with lots of actual history. This is the second of a 4-book series about three brothers, all very different from one another. It can stand alone but you would be wise to start with the first: The Brannocks.

This novel is really three seperate stories, each starring one of the three brothers, and yet all intersect at key points in the larger novel. Virgil, the oldest, works with General William Jackson Palmer to build the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad south towards New Mexico; Clint, an Army scout based out of Ft Clark in Texas fights in the Indian wars; and Earl, a gambler by nature, becomes involved with questionable trading/gun running with the comancheros. Each story is compelling and the way it all ties together is fun and exciting. The history of the times, including the railroad business, politics, and the women's suffrage movement all play prominant roles. A great story in its own right but really brought to life in the audio version I listened to, as narrated by George Guidall.

[Beth]

Good book. Worth the read.