Throughout the length and breadth of the sun-bleached cow town of Mescal, Arizona, seethes an undercurrent of suppressed excitement. In front of the town's blacksmith shop a group of Mormon homesteaders gather about their potential leader, Webb Nichols, in grave discussion. In a lodge room the special meeting of the Magdalena Stockmen's Association, comprising the big cow outfits of the county, has turned into a deluge of hot words and very po...
This tale of a bitter feud between cattle barons and the small outfits, recounts the closing off of Wyoming's range with barbed-wire, imperiling the livelihood of the free-rangers and altering the future of cattle ranching forever. Bliss Lomax brings to life the harsh days and nights of wild violence on the range in this thrilling, moving story.