Trail Drive books in order

The Trail Drive series follows cattle drives and frontier life across the American West, spanning decades of western adventure fiction.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 The Goodnight Trail 1992 Jeff Rovin Buy
2 The Western Trail 1992 Jeff Rovin Buy
3 The Chisholm Trail 1993 Jeff Rovin Buy
4 The Bandera Trail 1993 Jeff Rovin Buy
5 The California Trail 1994 Jeff Rovin Buy
6 The Shawnee Trail 1994 Jeff Rovin Buy
7 The Virginia City Trail 1994 Jeff Rovin Buy
8 The Dodge City Trail 1995 Jeff Rovin Buy
9 The Oregon Trail 1995 Jeff Rovin Buy
10 The Santa Fe Trail 1997 Jeff Rovin Buy
11 The Old Spanish Trail 1998 Jeff Rovin Buy
12 The Green River Trail 1999 Jeff Rovin Buy
13 The Deadwood Trail 1999 Jeff Rovin Buy
14 The Dakota Trail 2001 Jeff Rovin Buy
15 The Alamosa Trail 2002 Jeff Rovin Buy
16 The Bozeman Trail 2002 Jeff Rovin Buy
17 The Abilene Trail 2003 Jeff Rovin Buy
18 Trail To Fort Smith 2004 Jeff Rovin Buy
19 The Palo Duro Trail 2004 Jeff Rovin Buy
20 The Ogallala Trail 2005 Jeff Rovin Buy
21 The Ellsworth Trail 2005 Jeff Rovin Buy
22 The Tenderfoot Trail 2006 Jeff Rovin Buy
23 Trail to Cottonwood Falls 2007 Jeff Rovin Buy
24 The Amarillo Trail 2011 Jeff Rovin Buy
25 The Omaha Trail 2012 Jeff Rovin Buy
26 Big Jake’s Last Drive 2020 Jeff Rovin Buy
27 The Badlands Trail 2020 Jeff Rovin Buy
28 The Kelly Trail 2020 Jeff Rovin Buy
29 Drive for Independence 2020 Jeff Rovin Buy
30 Red Trail 2020 Jeff Rovin Buy
31 The Empire Trail 2021 Jeff Rovin Buy
32 The Too-Late Trail 2021 Jeff Rovin Buy
33 Terror Trail 2021 Jeff Rovin Buy
34 Tthe Sagebrush Trail 2021 Jeff Rovin Buy
35 The Saltwater Trail 2022 Jeff Rovin Buy

The Trail Drive series runs to over 30 books, each following a cattle drive along a named route across the American West. Starting with The Goodnight Trail (1992), the series covers famous and obscure trails alike, from the Chisholm Trail to the Bozeman Trail and beyond.

The books are straightforward western adventure fiction, focused on the dangers of long drives, hostile terrain, and the people who made their living moving cattle across open country. Later entries in the 2020s have continued the format with new trails and new crews.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Trail Drive series?

There are 35 books in the Trail Drive series, published between 1992 and 2022.

What is the first book in the Trail Drive series?

The first book in the Trail Drive series is The Goodnight Trail, published in 1992.

Are the Trail Drive books connected or standalone?

Each book follows a different cattle drive along a specific trail. They share a genre and setting but can be read in any order.

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