Pilgrim

Pilgrim

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Doug Bowman, a staple of the western for decades, takes the genre to new heights in this story of a young man seeking fame and fortune in the wide open plains of Texas.

Eli Pilgrim gave up his simple life as a pig farmer in Ohio to chase his dream on the ranges of Texas. Eli believed what he had heard about the legendary state, a land so vast, with so much opportunity, that a man has no choice but to get rich.

So, when the first frost ended, Eli sold off everything he owned, traded in his pigs for a horse, packed up his things, and went, never realizing that a man has to roll with the punches to get ahead, and that the world, especially the rough untamed fields of Texas, aren’t exactly waiting for him.

Reviews

“Imagine a combination of James Arness, Randolph Scott, John Wayne, Alan Ladd, and Jimmy Dean’s ‘Big Bad John,’ and you have Camp Houston, the roughest toughest fighter in the West.” —Publishers Weekly on Houston

“Bowman, a respected veteran of the western genre, adds new depth to the timeworn tale of the loner out for revenge by paying attention not just to the violence, but also to life . . . before the murder. The context makes the white-hot pain more real, and his obsession with revenge more credible.” —Booklist

“The best Texas novel since Lonesome Dove.” —Ralph Compton

About the Author

Doug Bowman was a Grand Ole Opry performer who came from an established family of country singers. He is the author of The Quest of Jubal Kane, The Guns of Billy Free, and The H&R Cattle Company-all from Forge books. He passed away in the summer of 2000.

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