Val Verde, (Paperback)

<p>In 1867, young trail hand Glenn Taggert stops on the Pecos River and finds more than water; he finds a dream. In the wild country between the Devils and Pecos Rivers, he stakes his future on a vast cattle ranch, teaming up with Gail Russel, a sharp railroad land agent and banker's daughter. Together, they fight to build the Longhorn Ranch out of tents, wild longhorns, new water wells, and the coming railroad.</p><p>Floods, drought, market swings, and men who want their land all threaten what they've built. A brutal dry spell forces Glenn to burn prickly pear to keep his herd alive-and a deep well drilled to save the cattle strikes something unexpected in the limestone below: oil.</p><p>As Glenn's son Dan grows up in the saddle and beside the drill rigs, the Taggerts are pulled into the early Texas oil boom, where hard choices, family loyalty, and a changing West will decide the fate of the Longhorn Ranch.</p>

• Val Verde, (Paperback)
• Author: My Book Writers
• ISBN: 9798295557071
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-01-15
• Page Count: 240