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From his home on the Texas Panhandle, John R. Erickson, rancher and
author of the bestselling Hank the Cowdog series, saw firsthand the
raw power of two megafires that swept across the high plains in
2006 and 2017. "These were landmark events that are etched onto the
memory of an entire generation and will be passed down to the next.
They made the old-time methods of fighting fire with shovels, wet
gunny sacks, and ranch spray rigs a pathetic joke." Yet Bad Smoke,
Good Smoke, while relating a tale of gut-wrenching destruction,
also provides a more nuanced view of what is often a natural event,
giving the two-sided story of our relationship with fire. Not just
a first-hand account, Bad Smoke, Good Smoke also synthesizes and
explains the latest research in range management, climate, and
fire. Having experienced the bad smoke, Erickson tries to
understand a rancher's relationship to good smoke and to reconcile
the symbiotic relationship that a rancher has with fire.
Evocatively chronicled, Erickson tells what it is like trying to
stop the unstoppable: Bad Smoke, Good Smoke gives voice to the
particular pains that ranchers must face in our era of climate
change and ever more powerful natural disasters.
Riley McDaniels is growing up. He can even almost outlast Spud, the
tough-as-nails ranch hand, at sawing lumber. But, is he ready to
defend the ranch against the possible return of escaped jailbirds,
Joe McGreggor and his gang?
After Riley and Grampy fight their way home through a blizzard,
they are greeted with the ominous news that Sparrow's notorious
former sheriff, Joe McGreggor, is back on the loose! Not only that,
there's been a bank robbery in Sparrow. When suspicious tire tracks
are found on the McDaniels' ranch, the clues begin to add up. With
the help of their friend Aaron Kaplan, the McDaniels family sets
out to defend their ranch against the desperate trespassers. But,
it soon becomes clear that the escaped McGreggor is a bigger danger
than anyone imagined!
Will Riley be able to protect his ranch? Find out in this
exciting third book in the Riley McDaniels series.
A Wild and Windy Tale When an enemy spy (in a chicken suit ) sneaks
on the ranch, it's going to be a wild day for Hank. Will Hank be
able to protect the ranch and some newfound valuables of his? But
Hank's biggest challenge will be whether he (and Drover) can lead a
rescue to save Slim from his ride on a Runaway Windmill? Hear Hank
and Drover sing the catchy "A Dog Should Smell Like a Dog" song.
In his book, Story Craft, John R. Erickson says that one of the
biggest challenges he faced as a young author was figuring out,
"What is a story, and what is it supposed to do?"
Those were simple questions, he says, but they didn't have
simple answers. We could say that he found his answers when he
wrote and self-published the first Hank the Cowdog book in 1983.
The series now stands at 54 books with over 7.5 million copies
sold.
For 26 years, Erickson was content to leave it there.
But after receiving hundreds of letters from teachers and
parents, he began to realize that his actual business was not
books, but "spiritual nourishment." Good stories nourish the human
spirit, and it doesn't happen by accident.
Part 1 of the book describes Erickson's experiences as an
apprentice writer and publisher. In Part 2, he attempts to defiine
what a story should be and how it relates to culture and religious
faith. And in Part 3, he gives helpful, practical advice to
aspiring writers.
The popular Hank the Cowdog series is based on the humorous antics
of the canine Head of Ranch Security. In this first book, Hank and
his little buddy, Drover, set out to solve a series of baffling
murders on the ranch. Is Hank a suspect? An Outlaw? Can he clear
his good name?
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The Frozen Rodeo (Paperback)
John R Erickson; Illustrated by Gerald L Holmes
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