Ol' Shep: Book 5: Ride Shep Ride!

Ol Shep: Book 5: Ride Shep Ride!He had been there alone for fifteen days. His side of bacon was eaten and the sack of corn getting very low. The Rangers were as much delighted as if it had been a human being they had rescued. He had worn the top of the wall of the old stage stand perfectly smooth standing off the sneaking coyotes ... Shep had held the fort.... --George Wythe Baylor Captain (Ret.) Company C Frontier Battalion El Paso Herald February 3 1900 Faithful Shep is a fictional account of a loyal dog rescued by nine Texas Rangers based on a fascinating true story from the history of Americas west. Authors Note Faithful Shep was written as a tribute arising from admiration of that great daring that is bred in bravery. I dedicate this book to all who ennoble with loving care the warm-hearted animals who revere them in return. May this story of a stranded starving dog and the ordinary men who trekked into hostile country to save him serve as a source of inspiration and resolve. I express sincere appreciation and deep indebtedness to the host of Texas university researchers reference librarians and historical archivists whom I continually pestered for details of setting and geography personal letters from the period old newspaper clippings documents on the Texas Rangers and other minutia that I cannot even recall at the moment. These long-suffering aides to my quest are too numerous to name but I am thankful they know who they are and that they helped a hero dog live again briefly in these pages.