"Published in conjunction with Golden West Literary Agency"--T.p. verso.

From its opening ini Virginia before the Civil War to the distant prairies of the far west, this epic follows the journeys of young Lew Dorset as he searches for his father, an escaped convict. His skill with firearms gets him a job as a hunter with a trader's freight train heading onto the prairies to barter with the Indians. There he meets young Chuck Morris, and together they take on a Cheyenne attack party. Finding shelter in a Sioux village, they absorb the native culture. Lew comes to know the great Sioux chieftains, becoming blood brothers with Sitting Wolf; Chuck marries the beautiful maiden Zintcallasappa. Lew goes on to play a decisive role in a battle between the Sioux and Pawnee, but returns to find that Chuck has deserted his wife and son. His attempts to reconcile them culminate in great danger, and, ultimately, a threat to his life.