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Trail Drive Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Trail Drive books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Trail Drive series? Start with "The Goodnight Trail (By: Ralph Compton)" (1992) and follow publication order through all 35 books.
The complete Trail Drive reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Goodnight Trail (By: Ralph Compton)
1992
The Western Trail (By: Ralph Compton)
1992
The Chisholm Trail (By: Ralph Compton)
1993
The Bandera Trail (By: Ralph Compton)
1993
The California Trail (By: Ralph Compton)
1994
The Shawnee Trail (By: Ralph Compton)
1994
The Virginia City Trail (By: Ralph Compton)
1994
The Dodge City Trail (By: Ralph Compton)
1995
The Oregon Trail (By: Ralph Compton)
1995
The Santa Fe Trail (By: Ralph Compton)
1997
The Old Spanish Trail (By: Ralph Compton)
1998
The Green River Trail (By: Ralph Compton)
1999
The Deadwood Trail (By: Ralph Compton)
1999
The Dakota Trail (By: Robert Vaughan)
2001
The Alamosa Trail (By: Robert Vaughan)
2002
The Bozeman Trail (By: Robert Vaughan)
2002
The Abilene Trail (By: Dusty Richards)
2003
Trail To Fort Smith (By: Dusty Richards)
2004
The Palo Duro Trail (By: Jory Sherman)
2004
The Ogallala Trail (By: Dusty Richards)
2005
The Ellsworth Trail (By: Jory Sherman)
2005
The Tenderfoot Trail (By: Joseph A. West)
2006
Trail to Cottonwood Falls (By: Dusty Richards)
2007
The Amarillo Trail (By: Jory Sherman)
2011
The Omaha Trail (By: Jory Sherman)
2012
Big Jake's Last Drive (By: Robert J. Randisi)
2020
The Badlands Trail (By: Lyle Brandt)
2020
The Kelly Trail (By: Terrence McCauley)
2020
Drive for Independence (By: Ralph Compton,Lyle Brandt)
2020
Red Trail (By: John Shirley)
2020
The Empire Trail
2021
The Too-Late Trail (By: Matthew P. Mayo,Ralph Compton)
2021
Terror Trail (By: Lyle Brandt)
2021
Tthe Sagebrush Trail (By: Robert J. Randisi)
2021
The Saltwater Trail (By: Jackson Lowry)
2022
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