Single Tree

by Gary D. Svee

Searching for a home on the range, a rancher finds death under the cottonwoodsSamuel Wilders tried to love farming. But after years of roping cattle, this cowboy found it impossible to settle down on the Nebraska plains. With his young wife and children in tow, Wilders sets out for Montana—where the sky stretches farther than the eye can believe, and a man needs only a little water to ranch. One day, he leaves his family behind under the shelter of a cottonwood and rides toward town, hoping to do some trading. Before Wilders can get there, a gang of bandits mistakes him for a horse rustler and strings him up from the nearest tree.Abandoned on the range, the Wilders family waits for a husband and father who will never return. A wandering Indian must protect them from Samuel Wilders’s killers—men who are still hungry for blood.

195 pages, ebook

First published September 1, 1994

Reviews

[Debdanz · Rating 4 out of 5]

With the exception of Robert Parker (and I'm not sure he counts), I don't read Westerns so this was new and different, and unpredictable. Too many innocent people got killed, though; I'll have to read a couple more to see if that is standard storyline.

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. It had some surprises, too many deaths and mean people. However, that was probably what it was like in the 'old west'. I would read this author again, even though I usually don't read westerns.

[Thomas Mihalchick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent western

I read a lot of books, but never westerns. Something drew me to this book, like the single cottonwood, and I'm glad it did.. The imagery, the descriptions of the land, and the characters are superb.

[Chelsea · Rating 2 out of 5]

took forever to get through, wasn't impressd

[Babs M · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very much in the vein of Lonesome Dove books.

[Michelle · Rating 2 out of 5]

When I picked this book up at a yard sale last summer I didnt realize it was a western. I don't usually read westerns so I was sure I wouldn't like this book. It kept me geussing what the ending would be and I can say I was satisfied with it. If you like westerns you will love it.

[Cat. · Rating 1 out of 5]

Wow, totally depressing from page one!