Clay Bell spent the last six years fighting Indians, rustlers,
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Deep Creek Range. But Jud Devitt, a ruthless speculator from the
East, now threatens everything Clay has worked for. Devitt, holding
a contract with the Mexican Central to deliver railroad ties, wants
to harvest timber off the land where Clay grazes his cattle.
Backing Devitt are shady politicians, a dishonest banker, and fifty
of the toughest lumberjacks in the county. But as Colleen Riley,
Devitt''s fiancee, realizes the brutal game he''s playing, her
disapproval of his actions, and Clay Bell''s obvious integrity and
charm, pull her toward a destiny that will tip the scales in their
bloody battle over timber and cattle.
關於作者:
Louis L’Amour is the only novelist in history
to receive both the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the
Congressional Gold Medal. He has published ninety novels;
twenty-seven short-story collections; two works of nonfiction; a
memoir, Education of a Wandering Man; and a volume of
poetry, Smoke from This Altar. There are more than 300
million copies of his books in print.