Quote of the day
A monarchy is the most expensive of all forms of government, the regal state requiring a costly parade, and he who depends on his own power to rule, must strengthen that power by bribing the active and enterprising whom he cannot intimidate.
Ralph Compton

Born: April 11, 1934
Died: September 16, 1998 (aged 64)
Bio: Ralph Compton was an American writer of western fiction.
Known for:
- The Goodnight Trail (1992)
- The Dawn of Fury (1995)
- Death rides a chestnut mare
- The Border Empire (1997)
- The Autumn of the Gun (1996)







