{"product_id":"hard-country-paperback","title":"Hard Country - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael McGarrity\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA richly authentic epic adventure of rough-hewn men and courageous women, set in the hard country of the American Southwest frontier. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHard Country\u003c\/i\u003e is a rare and extraordinary story of one family's struggle to settle and endure in the vast, untamed territory of New Mexico. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpanning the years of 1875 to 1918, \u003ci\u003eHard Country \u003c\/i\u003eis the Western reinvented and enlarged into a saga that above all celebrates the people and the land of the great Southwest.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael McGarrity\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the bestselling Kevin Kerney crime novels, beginning with the Anthony Award-nominated \u003ci\u003eTularosa\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMexican Hat\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 640\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755983765792,"sku":"9780451417145","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c210f350455d525815f3c55550e3db98.webp?v=1780072112","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/hard-country-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}