Ralph Cotton has been an ironworker, a second mate on a commercial barge, a teamster, a horse trainer, and a lay minister with the Lutheran church.
-One of the best Western writers today.---Western Horseman -A storyteller in the best tradition of the Old West.---Golden Spur Award-Winning Author Matt Braun -Cotton's blend of history and imagination works because authentic Old West detail and dialogue fill his books.---Wild West Magazine -[Cotton's] works incorporate...pace and plot in a language that ranges from lyric beauty to macabre descriptions of bestial savagery.---Wade Hall, The Louisville Courier-Journal One of the best Western writers today. --Western Horseman A storyteller in the best tradition of the Old West. --Golden Spur Award-Winning Author Matt Braun Cotton's blend of history and imagination works because authentic Old West detail and dialogue fill his books. --Wild West Magazine [Cotton's] works incorporate...pace and plot in a language that ranges from lyric beauty to macabre descriptions of bestial savagery. --Wade Hall, The Louisville Courier-Journal One of the best Western writers today. Western Horseman A storyteller in the best tradition of the Old West. Golden Spur Award Winning Author Matt Braun Cotton s blend of history and imagination works because authentic Old West detail and dialogue fill his books. Wild West Magazine [Cotton s] works incorporate pace and plot in a language that ranges from lyric beauty to macabre descriptions of bestial savagery. Wade Hall, The Louisville Courier-Journal One of the best Western writers today. -- Western Horseman A storyteller in the best tradition of the Old West. --Golden Spur Award-Winning Author Matt Braun Cotton's blend of history and imagination works because authentic Old West detail and dialogue fill his books. -- Wild West Magazine [Cotton's] works incorporate...pace and plot in a language that ranges from lyric beauty to macabre descriptions of bestial savagery. --Wade Hall, The Louisville Courier-Journal