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Line Rider

By: Joseph Pearce, J Washburn
Narrated by: James Huff
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Line Rider is the true story of the life of Joseph Harrison Pearce (1873-1958), written by his own hand. During his lifetime, the “wild west” from the storybooks still lived and breathed in one of the last places to be modernized—Arizona. Joe, as he calls himself, took various roles throughout his adventurous life, including sheep herder, cowman, courter, tracker, line rider, and most famously, that venerated breed of law man know as the Arizona Ranger.

His story leads him to encounters with cattle rustlers, gamblers, saloons, stampedes, horse thieves, Indian trackers, outlaws, and nearly every other subject that later made its way into western legend. But this story is absolutely real, told in his own voice in vivid detail.

©2015 J Washburn (P)2023 J Washburn Wild West Biographies & Memoirs United States Arizona Old West Americas State & Local
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I recommend to anyone that loves westerns and the history of the west. As a foot note, Brian Pearce, a cattle rancher and gun writer, is the great grandson of Joe Pearce. Brian told the story of how Joe and the country singer Marty Robbins were in the same physical therapy facility together when Joe was eighty years old. I believe Brian said he was there for a broken leg. He broke it working cattle. Still messing with cattle at eighty! I don't remember why Marty Robbins was there, or if Brian even told. The two became acquainted quite well and Joe would tell Marty stories from the old days when he was a Ranger. Sometime after Joe had passed, Marty came to his home and presented Mrs. Pearce, Joe's widow a copy of the record Big Iron. So I'm assuming the handsome Ranger that wore the big iron in the song was based on Joe Pearce! I just thought someone reading this may enjoy that story as much as I did when Mr. Brian told it. Happy trails and God bless.

He was an Arizona Ranger, with a big iron on his hip.

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This story has all the things that eventually made their way into legend, but these are true stories! It's really well narrated as well.

A wild west adventure that really happened!

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While being autobiographical, this book and the stories found therein, are interesting and entertaining. The stories and real life experiences, genuinely take you to the old west and an entirely different world. Treasures of this kind, are invaluable to understanding the generations of powerful individuals who quite literally blazed trails for the rest of society. In hearing these stories, one not only realizes what a tiny contribution they are to understanding that world, but they are also transported there in small part by the imagery and personal touch of the author. This is absolutely worth your time if you enjoy any tales of adventure or the old west. It is particularly noteworthy for those with pioneer or latter-day Saint heritage.
The narrator of this book doesn't excellent job and seems to tell it in a way that makes you believe he was there.

EXCELLENT and authentic!

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I grew up, have a cabin in Greer and still hut those woods he talks about in this manuscript. It’s a wonderful read.

Outstanding.

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