Hard Country
May 2012 · The American West Trilogy Book 1 · Penguin
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A richly authentic epic adventure of rough-hewn men and courageous women, set in the hard country of the American Southwest frontier.
Hard Country is a rare and extraordinary story of one family’s struggle to settle and endure in the vast, untamed territory of New Mexico.
In the wake of the death of his wife as she gives birth to his son, and the killing of his brother on the West Texas plains, John Kerney is forced to give up his ranch, leave his son behind, and strike out in search of the murderous outlaws and a place where he can start over. He drifts south until he meets a man who offers him work trailing cattle to the New Mexico Territory and forever changes his life.
Spanning the years of 1875 to 1918, Hard Country is the Western reinvented and enlarged into a saga that above all celebrates the people and the land of the great Southwest.
Hard Country is a rare and extraordinary story of one family’s struggle to settle and endure in the vast, untamed territory of New Mexico.
In the wake of the death of his wife as she gives birth to his son, and the killing of his brother on the West Texas plains, John Kerney is forced to give up his ranch, leave his son behind, and strike out in search of the murderous outlaws and a place where he can start over. He drifts south until he meets a man who offers him work trailing cattle to the New Mexico Territory and forever changes his life.
Spanning the years of 1875 to 1918, Hard Country is the Western reinvented and enlarged into a saga that above all celebrates the people and the land of the great Southwest.
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4.4
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Dave Jensen
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November 1, 2014
One of the most disjointed and boring books I have ever read. The characters are unlikable and incapable of the basest of human emotions. Save your time. If you are waiting for any of the characters to evolve or gain personal redemption, it won't happen. Main characters randomly die to be replaced by new unlikable main characters who again randomly die. After 50+ chapters I gave up trying to determine what the plot is. My time is too valuable to waste on more. Adios amigo.
Sean Lynch
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April 24, 2017
A nice history of the parts of New Mexico that McGarrity's modern characters inhabit. It feels a little shoe horned in to history, but still not a bad take. Not a real page Turner, but most McGarrity fans will enjoy it. I kept wondering why kids from the Tularosa kept going to college in Las Cruces, when the school of mines in Socorro was closer. It made sure to include historic white characters like Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, but left out characters like Elfego Baca.
Tina Armijo
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June 12, 2013
I have read all of his and this is my favorite. It really gives you an insight into Kevin Kerney and how is has become the man he is present day. The writing is good as always and since I live in New Mexico can appreciate the history of the state! Can't wait for the next one!!!
About the author
Michael McGarrity is the author of the bestselling Kevin Kerney crime novels, beginning with the Anthony Award-nominated Tularosa and Mexican Hat, and his American West Trilogy historical novels. A former psychotherapist and deputy sheriff whose career in criminal justice spanned more than twenty-five years, he lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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