Stories of the American West by the #1 New York Times-bestselling
author of North and South, "the best historical novelist of our time"
(Patricia Cornwell).
In these timeless stories of the untamed American West, John Jakes
thrillingly portrays the harsh realities of life on the frontier with
tales of lawmen in the Sierra Nevada, railroad workers in Kansas, and
gamblers on the steamboat River Queen. From a saloon showdown unlike
any other and outlaws double-crossing each other to a fur trapper
hell-bent on vengeance and a power struggle between medicine men,
Jakes's frontier stories capture the same sweeping historical drama and
unforgettable characterizations as his epic novels in the Crown Family
Saga, the Kent Family Chronicles, and the North and South Trilogy.
"At the very heart of every Jakes saga is a story that throbs to the
beat of history." --The Cleveland Plain Dealer