The Long Trail Home

by Stephen Bly

Book Overview

The second son of Brazos Fortune, Samuel, is somewhat the lost sheep of the Fortune family. After he is run out of Texas, he ends up hiding out with his father and brother. Although he struggles to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805423567
• ISBN13: 9780805423563
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
• Length: 257 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

CHRISTY AWARD WINNER--WESTERN STYLE

A poignant, sometimes humorous, portrayal of a prodigal son's return home after the mysterious receipt of the family heritage rifle, with no note of explanation. A winner for both male and female readers.

Superbly crafted and deeply inspiring

When the Civil War devastated the Fortune family of Corvell County, Texas (including the deaths of his mother and twin sisters), Samuel headed out for Indian Territory of what would one day become Oklahoma and took up the outlaw life of robbing banks, trains and freight companies. Inevitably this led to prison. Upon his release and more hardships to come, Samuel discovered that the only way to escape from his unhappy and dangerous life was to acknowledge how far he had departed from God, to make amends for past wrongs, reconcile with those who had loved him, and to accept God's grace, love, and forgiveness. The Long Trail Home is a superbly crafted, deeply inspiring, thoroughly entertaining, highly recommended novel played out against the backdrop of the American frontier.