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... Prologue The year was 1885 and the American west was still a rough place. William Dean Ritter had lef... ... first novel follows him from his Montana farm to a Texas cattle drive. Along the way, he en- counters a big slice of western life -- the good, the ... ... counters a big slice of western life -- the good, the bad, and all that lies in between. These are the stories of that young man who, guided by ... ...the other strong men and women he meets along the way, searches for his place in a world that, in many respects, isn’t all that different from today... ...ntirely coincidental. All Rights Reserved Printed in the United States of America E0510 Library of Congress Control Number 2... ...r. I was glad to see civilization again. Green River was just another little mining town, with a church, two hotels and several saloons, but it loo... ...e likely be spotted by other travelers. By heading south, they could pick up Copper Creek and follow it west, paralleling the stage road. Once suff... ...ce from the Carey station. After half an hour of hard riding, they came to Copper Creek and turned west on the creek trail. Davy, the youngest of... ...today. We tried to get him yesterday and were told Marshal Kopper is out at a mining camp about two days ride from here. He’s investigating a claim...

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