Ralph Cotton is a former ironworker, second mate on a commercial barge, teamster,horse trainer, and lay minister with the Lutheran church.
-A storyteller in the best tradition of the Old West.---Golden Spur Award-Winning Author Matt Braun -One of the best Western writers today.---Western Horseman -Authentic Old West detail and dialogue.---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 A storyteller in the best tradition of the Old West. --Golden Spur Award-Winning Author Matt Braun One of the best Western writers today. --Western Horseman Authentic Old West detail and dialogue. --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 A storyteller in the best tradition of the Old West. Golden Spur Award Winning Author Matt Braun One of the best Western writers today. Western Horseman Authentic Old West detail and dialogue. 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