Publication Reading Order
The Trail Drive is a Western / Thriller series by Ralph Compton, comprising 33 books published between 1992 and 2022. Books are listed in publication order, which is the recommended reading sequence.
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1 | The Goodnight Trail | 1992 | Buy from Amazon |
 | 2 | The Western Trail | 1992 | Buy from Amazon |
 | 3 | The Chisholm Trail | 1993 | Buy from Amazon |
 | 4 | The Bandera Trail | 1993 | Buy from Amazon |
 | 5 | The California Trail | 1994 | Buy from Amazon |
 | 6 | The Shawnee Trail | 1994 | Buy from Amazon |
 | 7 | The Virginia City Trail | 1994 | Buy from Amazon |
 | 8 | The Dodge City Trail | 1995 | Buy from Amazon |
 | 9 | The Oregon Trail | 1995 | Buy from Amazon |
 | 10 | The Santa Fe Trail | 1997 | Buy from Amazon |
 | 11 | The Old Spanish Trail | 1998 | Buy from Amazon |
 | 12 | The Green River Trail | 1999 | Buy from Amazon |
 | 13 | The Deadwood Trail | 1999 | Buy from Amazon |
 | 14 | The Dakota Trail ( By: Robert Vaughan) | 2001 | Buy from Amazon |
 | 15 | The Alamosa Trail ( By: Robert Vaughan) | 2002 | Buy from Amazon |
 | 16 | The Bozeman Trail ( By: Robert Vaughan) | 2002 | Buy from Amazon |
 | 17 | The Abilene Trail ( By: Dusty Richards) | 2003 | Buy from Amazon |
 | 18 | Trail To Fort Smith ( By: Dusty Richards) | 2004 | Buy from Amazon |
| 19 | The Palo Duro Trail ( By: Jory Sherman) | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
 | 20 | The Ogallala Trail ( By: Dusty Richards) | 2005 | Buy from Amazon |
| 21 | The Ellsworth Trail ( By: Jory Sherman) | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
 | 22 | The Tenderfoot Trail ( By: Joseph A. West) | 2006 | Buy from Amazon |
 | 23 | Trail to Cottonwood Falls ( By: Dusty Richards) | 2007 | Buy from Amazon |
 | 24 | The Amarillo Trail ( By: Jory Sherman) | 2011 | Buy from Amazon |
| 25 | The Omaha Trail ( By: Jory Sherman) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 26 | Big Jake's Last Drive ( By: Robert J. Randisi) | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
 | 27 | The Kelly Trail ( By: Terrence McCauley) | 2020 | Buy from Amazon |
| 28 | Drive for Independence ( With: Lyle Brandt) | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
 | 29 | Red Trail ( By: John Shirley) | 2020 | Buy from Amazon |
 | 30 | The Empire Trail ( By: Jeff Rovin) | 2021 | Buy from Amazon |
 | 31 | The Too-Late Trail ( With: Matthew P. Mayo) | 2021 | Buy from Amazon |
 | 32 | Terror Trail ( By: Lyle Brandt) | 2021 | Buy from Amazon |
| 33 | The Saltwater Trail ( By: Jackson Lowry) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon |
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