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John R Erickson
More than fifty years ago, John R. Erickson took a vow of discipline. Every day, he would retreat to some quiet place and write for four hours. For nearly as…
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John R. Erickson
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…
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A book about the texture of modern cowboying in the Oklahoma Panhandle.
For more than a hundred years, American cowboys have made their living through the skilled use of horse and rope. Whole libraries have been devoted to the horse, but no…
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A book on Texas lore. Tells the story of people in the context of a specific place, the author creates a blend of family and regional history This book includes…
It’s the day before Christmas, and Loper and Sally May have left Slim to manage the ranch while they go off to visit relatives for the holidays. But, a storm…
A collection of articles and essays by John R. Erickson, which have been published in Texas Highways , Oklahoma Today , The Dallas Morning News and more. Many of the…
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…
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…
Everyone knows that bears live in the mountains and there are no mountains in the Texas Panhandle. So, when Slim claims to have seen a bear cross the road, no…
Hank the Cowdog almost loses his job as Head of Ranch Security when he develops a case of Eye-crosserosis.
Duped into thinking the world is coming to an end, Hank the Cowdog winds up in town for some more adventures.
While relating a tale of gut-wrenching destruction, Bad Smoke, Good Smoke provides a more nuanced view of what is often a natural event, giving the two-sided story of our relationship…
Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, is framed for the murder of a chicken and becomes an outlaw with the coyotes.
First published simultaneously by Viking Children’s Books and Puffin Books … 2006 –Title page verso.
Hank the Cowdog and Deputy Drover investigate a monster that appears just as they are about to arrest Eddy the Rac for ripping one of Sally May’s sheets while it…
Hank learns of a coyote invasion, and he must protect the ranch and get out of hot water with Sally May.
Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, bravely faces the dangers of Picket Canyon to unravel the mystery surrounding an unusual cat.
First published in the U.S.A. by Gulf Pub. Co., 1995.
First published in the United States of America by Gulf Publishing, 1996. Subsequently published simultaneously by Viking Children’s Books and Puffin Books, members of Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers…
Originally published: New York: Puffin Books, 1999.
Drover C. Dog, faithful sidekick to Hank the Cowdog, tells the story of his life, from being the runt of the litter with dreams of being a handsome prince, to…
A monkey is brought onto the ranch, and he seems very willing to help Hank at first. Is he really at Hank’s command?
Originally published: New York: Puffin Books, 2008.
This is a collection of Erickson’s writings about characters who have entered his life on the High Plains country of the Texas Panhandle. Erickson writes about ranching and cowboying in…
When a calf is murdered, Hank, a wily cowdog and head of ranch security, pursues a gang of wild dogs and a clan of coyotes to find the killer.
Hank the Cowdog quits his job as head of ranch security and travels in search of adventure and romance.
Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, pursues an elusive chicken murderer.
Originally published: Houston, Tex.: Maverick Books, 1986.
Hank the Cowdog goes to the rescue as a wild, one-eyed horse creates havoc on the ranch but some of his outrageous stunts get him into more trouble than he…
Hank the Cowdog has one of the scariest adventures of his life when he and his cowardly companion Drover find themselves in a strange and spooky place on Halloween night.
Hank the Cowdog gets into more and more trouble before he is able to find a happy solution to his problems.
Fearless Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, enters the dark unchanted forest to rescue his master’s son from Sinister the bobcat.
While working on a mysterious case involving disappearing eggs and a fiddle-playing fox named Frankie, Hank the Cowdog falls for Miss Beulah, the beautiful collie.
Accompanying Slim and Little Alfred into town on a Christmas shopping trip, Hank and Drover run into a wounded buzzard and a gang of toughs so mean and heartless, it’s…
Pete the barncat swindles the intrepid cowdog out of his job as Head of Ranch Security.
Previously published: [Houston, Tex.?]: Maverick Books, 1991.
First published: Gulf Publishing Company, 1991.
First published in the United States of America by Gulf Publishing Company, 1992. –T.p. verso.
Hank the Cowdog investigates reports of a phantom dog on the ranch.
The American cowboy is a mythical character who refuses to die, says author John R. Erickson. On the one hand he is a common man: a laborer, a hired hand…
John R Erickson,Nikki Earley
Slim’s phone doesn’t ring very often, so on the rare occasions that it does he’s
