In this adventure starring grandfather and his dog Roo. The search is on for Roo's grandfather. Their journey starts with them boarding a Greyhound bus in Los Angeles and then travelling across the States. The pair end up in One Horse Town where Roo is elected sheriff and then run out of town.

2008-02-17 fun for everyone

The Last Cowboy is written by the winner of Gold Medal for 6-8 age category, in 1998, Smarties Book Prize for The Last Gold Diggers, Scottish Arts Council's Writers Award for The Ogopogo - My Journey With The Loch Ness Monster, S.A.C. Publishers Award for The Ogopogo - My Journey With The Loch Ness Monster and The Last Polar Bears was a Children's Book of the Year Choice. The Last Cowboy is part of a sort of series about Roo, Harry's real life dog. This book is set out in letters that a grandfather wrote to his grandson about his wild adventures. I would rate this book 7/ 10 and I would recommend it to all adventure loving kids and adults alike.