Gavin McCord and his hardy band of cowboys arrive in Missouri with 3,500 longhorns and not a single buyer in sight. Their solution is to drive the cattle along the historic Santa Fe Trail, braving the dangers and challenges of the untamed American frontier. Ralph Compton masterfully recreates the perilous world of the great cattle drives, capturing the spirit of an era when men risked everything to move herds across vast distances and uncertain territories. This novel brings to life the violent and magnificent era of the trail drives that helped shape the American West.