Rambling Down the Range: A Collection of Western Short Stories

Saddle up with legendary Western writer Dusty Richards once more as he brings the frontier to life in ten unforgettable tales of cowboys, lawmen, miners, outlaws, and the women who loved—or left—them. Watch a stripped down cowboy rescue a rancher’s daughter from kidnappers in the Verde Valley. Witness a loner with a haunted past steal a proud Pawnee woman out from under a rival tribe’s nose. Step into a makeshift arena where fists fly and reputations are made. And cheer for an unlikely match when a young woman finds her knight in chaps in a no-account border town. Follow a stranger in from the prairie who wasn’t looking to buy the town—but just might end up owning it. These are the people who built the West—tough, tender, reckless, and raw.

Rambling Down the Range marks Dusty Richards’s last ride through the short form he loved best. These stories are tough as rawhide, tender where it counts, and told with the easy swagger of a man who knew the West down to his bones. For longtime fans and new readers alike, this final collection is a testament to a master storyteller doing what he did better than anyone—spinning a damn fine yarn.