01682cam a2200289 i 4500 489753254 TxAuBib 20210226120000.0 201007s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020947550 9781432868451 trade paperback 1432868454 trade paperback TxAuBib rda Lewis, Preston. Rio Ruidoso / Preston Lewis. Large print. Waterville : Wheeler Publishing, 2021. pages cm. 441 p. : Large Print. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Three rivers "Rio Ruidoso offers a gripping blend of history and story as two-time Spur Award-winner Preston Lewis explores the violent years before the famed Lincoln County War in New Mexico Territory. Seamlessly weaving fact with fiction, the author details the county's corruption, racism, and violence through the eyes of protagonist Wes Bracken, newly arrived in the region to start a horse ranch with his alcoholic brother. Bracken's dreams for the Mirror B Ranch are threatened by his brother's drunkenness, the corruption of economic kingpin Lawrence G. Murphy, and the murderous rampages of the racist Horrell Brothers. To bring tranquility to Lincoln County, Bracken must defeat those threats and stand his ground against the ever-changing alliances that complicate life and prosperity in multi-racial Lincoln County""-- Provided by publisher. 20210226. Three rivers.