Eighteen year old William Shannon, from rugged Durango and Mesa Verde area, crosses the purple divide eastward to adventure in the rough gold mining towns of Colorado. He soon learns the dangers still present in the 1800’s as he rides the Smoky Hill Trail into Kansas, fighting rebel Kiowa Indians along the way. In Abilene he experiences the brutal world of bare-knuckle boxing matches with the local champion and bully. When circumstance sends the young and eager rancher to New York City, he witnesses the complex schemes of the business world and tries his luck in making his fortune. After three years he returns to Colorado, near Canon City, to meet his betrothed and finds her family engaged in a gun-fighting range war. Follow William's experiences through his thrilling adventures in this fast paced tale written in the Western tradition.
