{"product_id":"the-proving-trail-paperback","title":"The Proving Trail - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLouis L'Amour\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey tried to tell him that his father had killed himself, but Kearney McRaven knew better. No matter what life had dealt him, his father would go down fighting. And as he delved deeper into the mystery, he learned that just before his father died, the elder McRaven had experienced a remarkable run of luck: he'd won nearly ten thousand dollars and the deed to a cattle ranch. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNot yet eighteen, Kearney was determined enough to track down his father's murderer and claim what was rightfully his. Now, followed every step of the way by a shadowy figure, Kearney must solve the mystery of his father's hidden past--a past that concealed a cold-blooded killer who would stop at nothing to keep a chilling secret.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Wild West of Louis L'Amour lives on in a daring tale of adventure and suspense that will prove the making of a man -- or lead to his death. \u003cbr\u003eFolks tried to tell him that his father had killed himself, but Kearney McRaven knew better. His pa was no quitter. \u003cbr\u003eThen the boy discovered that just before the bullet had found him, the elder McRaven had had a remarkable run of luck. He'd won nearly ten thousand dollars and the deed to a cattle ranch. So Kearney decided to go after what was rightfully his ... even if it bought him some man-size trouble. \u003cbr\u003eKearney tracks his father's killer from Silverton to the Spanish Peaks, determined to bring the murderer to justice. But he is unaware that he is being tracked at the same time -- by the murderous thugs who put his father in the grave -- and are more than willing to send another McRaven along the same route.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur foremost storyteller of the American West, \u003cb\u003eLouis L'Amour \u003c\/b\u003ehas thrilled a nation by chronicling the adventures of the brave men and woman who settled the frontier. There are more than three hundred million copies of his books in print around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 6.98 x 4.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 1985\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Proving Trail\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42155629871239,"sku":"9780553253047","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/090292a31f77c4dcf6e338c39e2e95fe.webp?v=1733237545","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-proving-trail-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}