Ralph Compton stood six foot eight without his boots.
There are millions of Ralph Cotton books in print worldwide..
Ralph Cotton is a former ironworker, second mate on a commercial barge, teamster, horse trainer, and lay minister with the Lutheran church.
He was the USA Today bestselling author of the Trail of the Gunfighter series, the Border Empire series, the Sundown Riders series, and the Trail Drive series, among others.
His first novel, The Goodnight Trail , was a finalist for the Western Writers of America Medicine Pipe Bearer Award for best debut novel.
He worked as a musician, a radio announcer, a songwriter, and a newspaper columnist.
Ralph Compton stood six foot eight without his boots