<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Gunfights aside, this book is a much deeper character study, an exploration of the manner in which the American frontier broke the first generations of people who went out to settle it--the human fodder of a political leadership bent on westward expansion.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>"Pletts's ambitious debut weaves our history into an intense narrative for today's readers." <b>--Alan Geoffrion, author of <i>Broken Trail</i></b> <p/> Eldon Quint toils as a farmer on the Dakota frontier. The widowed father leaves the faintest impression as he moves through the world, wishing to shield his sons from the violence that shaped his own childhood. <p/> His twin brother, an outlaw known by his chosen name--Jack Foss--leaves only bloodshed in his wake. <p/> After years of estrangement end in violence on a winter morning in 1883, the farmer Eldon Quint sets off to rid the world of the outlaw Jack Foss once and for all.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A clear winner for fans of Paulett Jiles's <i>News of the World</i> or Charles Portis's classic, <i>True Grit.</i>" <b><i>―Booklist</b></i> <p/> "A compelling story of survival and redemption." <b>--Daryl Maxwell, the Los Angeles Public Library</b> <p/> "Pletts does not pull any punches. He's crafted a rich novel that flows with remarkable energy and intoxicatingly lush writing." <b>--Sarah Nivala, Book Soup</b> <p/><br>
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