Frank Carlson Library

In the early 1870's, the young state of Texas was struggling to survive. Its vast, undeveloped land of over 260 thousand square miles became a haven for the lawless. Murderers, rustlers and renegade bands of hostile Indians and Comanchero roamed the vast wastelands of west Texas.

He was dying...the doctors told him he had only a few months to live and there was nothing they could do. But death wasn't what scared T.J. Littlejohn.

Officially, the American Civil War ended with the surrender of General Robert E. Lee at Appomattox on April 9, 1865. However, many "sympathizers" on both sides of the issue continued to wage their own "private wars." This is the story of the "Hawk" family who were caught up in the bitterness and aftermath of the war. Jubal Hawk served four years as a captain in the Confederate cavalry. He returned home to find his home burned to the ground, his father...

Buck Cordell is a giant of a man in a giant, untamed land called Texas. He builds a cattle ranch where ordinary men all say it can't be done a cattle empire that defies all odds, a family that changes the course of Texas history, and a legacy that outlives the Old West.

His exploits were legendary and whispered around Comanche campfires. He led a roving band of renegade Comanche that looted, plundered, raped, and slaughtered settlers all over west Texas at will – until he visited Shawgo's valley.

The Civil War made him a man. The battle of Shiloh made him a hero and gave him a nickname that stuck.

Jedidiah will need all his skills and more as he battles the harsh elements of the vast New Mexico deserts.