{"product_id":"the-last-ranch-a-novel-of-the-new-american-west-paperback","title":"The Last Ranch: A Novel of the New American West - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael McGarrity\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe great saga of an American ranching family that gripped readers in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling novel \u003ci\u003eHard Country \u003c\/i\u003eand its sequel, \u003ci\u003eBacklands, \u003c\/i\u003econcludes in \u003ci\u003eThe Last\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRanch\u003c\/i\u003e, the final, mesmerizing novel in Michael McGarrity's powerful and richly authentic American West trilogy. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Matthew Kerney returns to his ranch in the remote, beautiful San Andres Mountains of New Mexico, honorably discharged after serving in Sicily during World War II, he must not only endeavor to recover physically and emotionally from a devastating combat injury, but he must also fight attempts by the U.S. Army to seize control of his land for expanded weapons testing. Yet keeping his land is only half the battle as he struggles with an aging father no longer able to carry his load at the ranch, an ex-convict intent on killing him, and a failing relationship with a woman he dearly loves. As Matt's personal and family life unravels, a punishing drought pushes him to the brink of ruin, and he is forced to draw upon all his mental and physical resources to keep his world--and the people in it--from collapsing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Spanning the era from World War II to the end of the Vietnam conflict, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Ranch \u003c\/i\u003eenthralls with the deeply rich, sometimes heartbreaking Kerney family saga as it steps brilliantly into the mid-twentieth-century world of the new American West.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMICHAEL McGARRITY\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBacklands\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHard Country\u003c\/i\u003e, the Anthony Award-nominated \u003ci\u003eTularosa\u003c\/i\u003e, and eleven other bestselling Kevin Kerney crime novels. A former deputy sheriff for Santa Fe County, he also served as an instructor at the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy and as an investigator for the New Mexico Public Defender's Office. He lives in Santa Fe with his wife, Emily Beth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44306622185574,"sku":"9781101984529","price":31.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/IiY9LEWcDR9781101984529.webp?v=1767700540","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-last-ranch-a-novel-of-the-new-american-west-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}