Between the north and south Llanos Rivers in Texas, Mitch Evens is known as a top hand who knows no other life. But a run-in with Big Red-a big, mean, wild bull and the monarch of any range he chooses-has left Mitch with a severely broken ankle, putting an end to his cowboy days. At 28, Mitch feels his life is over. With his dream dead, Mitch mounts his horse and leaves the Rocking C-the only home he's known for the past 12 years-to find a new purpose. Over the next year, he roams the southwest, encountering a wild cast of characters along the way. His experiences lead him to conclude that his previous life had been easy in comparison as he makes his way to the Mogollon Plateau, where a new life awaits him. Big Red's Legacy is an entertaining and vivid portrait of the cowboy way-a saga as full of life and spirit as the West itself.