A Distant Land

· Brannocks Book 4 · Recorded Books · Narrated by George Guidall
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A federal agent goes up against an outlaw in a western from "a master storyteller of frontier history" (Elmer Kelton, author of The Good Old Boys).

 

Three men conquered the frontier …

 

Three Brannock brothers once came West. Now, one of them survives, and Clint Brannock feels the weight of responsibility as he does his job as a US deputy marshal. Hunting down an outlaw in the Indian territories, Clint meets up with two of his nephews—one destined to live or die by the gun, the other to live or die in his shadow. And in southern New Mexico, a beautiful sister-in-law, Elizabeth, presides over 100,000 rich acres—and dabbles in a dangerous game …

 

Now the frontier must be defended …

 

A vigilante named Miguel Ortega is using terror to drive out Anglo settlers. A woman of her own proud heritage, Elizabeth has a grown son and daughter, each of whom stands to inherit an empire. But she has forged a forbidden bond with Ortega. With violence spiraling out of control, the government sends Clint to lay down the law. Soon, all the Brannocks must take a stand and risk their lives—for justice, each other, and the land that is now in their blood …

 

"Matt Braun is one of the best!"―Don Coldsmith, author of the Spanish Bit series

 

"He tells it straight—and he tells it well."―Jory Sherman, author of Grass Kingdom

A federal agent goes up against an outlaw in a western from "a master storyteller of frontier history" (Elmer Kelton, author of The Good Old Boys). Three men conquered the frontier … Three Brannock brothers once came West. Now, one of them survives, and Clint Brannock feels the weight of resp...

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Matt Braun was born in Oklahoma in 1932. He is a fouth-generation rancher Recipient of the Western Writers of America Golden Spur Award and the Cowboy Spirit Award. appointment by the Governor of Oklahoma as a Territorial Marshal. inducted into the Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1999. His 1973 Black Fox, was made into a CBS miniseries. His works include Windward West, Wyatt Earp, You Know My Name, and Matt Braun's Western Cooking. George Guidall is one of the most prolific narrators of audiobooks in the world. He has recorded nearly 650 unabridged novels, everything from "Crime and Punishment" and "The Iliad" to "Snow Falling on Cedars." He began his career as an actor, appearing on Broadway and touring Europe with Helen Hayes in the "Glass Menagerie," " Miracle Worker" and "The Skin of Our Teeth." He received an Obie Award for Best Performance Off-Broadway, and has continued his performances in theater for over 40 years. Guidall has also appeared on television, with roles on the soap "One Life to Live" and "Law and Order," and in movies such as "Malcolm X" and "Tales from the Darkside." His first job reading audiobooks was for the Library of Congress' American Foundation for the Blinds' Talking Books. Since then he has won the most prestigious Audiobook Award, the Audie Award, for Best Unabridged Narration of a novel for his recording of John Irving's "A Widow for One Year." He won the Audie again in 2000 for Wally Lamb's "I Know This Much is True."
Matt Braun was born in Oklahoma in 1932. He is a fouth-generation rancher Recipient of the Western Writers of America Golden Spur Award and the Cowboy Spirit Award. appointment by the Governor of Oklahoma as a Territorial Marshal. inducted into the Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1999. His 1973 Black Fox,...

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