Fred Grove

U.S. marshall and all-around tough-as-flint Walt Durand rides into Red Cloud after falling into an unexpected but unsuccessful ambush along the way. Once in town, he finds the hospitality of Cal Winston and, especially, his daughter Ellen to his liking but the problem of Matt Braden and his gang of horse thieves and murderers decidedly not to his liking. Ever the strong, silent, border-town, code-of-ethics type, Durand looks to avenge the death of...

"A young artist travels West to paint the Indians in their primitive state, but gets a lot closer than he intended when he is captured and held as a slave"--

"There were few horse breeders in the West to equal Lee Banner: the man was a born horseman who took any job he could find to keep his small Oklahoma spread going and to help him fulfill his lifelong dream of seeing one of his two-year-olds in the All-American Winners Circle. A few years back Banner was certain he had a winner in Land Rush; then in mid-season the black stallion went down in a three-horse tangle on a muddy track. It had been a costly,...

A Civil War veteran stirkes out for the West only to face the worst kind of horror: the killing of his wife and unborn child. Now he has a chance to get revenge on one of his wife's murderers, but the odds are piled high against him.

In 1860 Missouri, young Daniel Wade purposely avoids all the militia factions cropping up around him. One group has allied itself with the Southern causes in case secession from the Union occurs. Another group is committed to protecting the Union. When the Civil War finally comes to his doorstep, young Daniel decides to throw in with the Union forces -- a decision that costs him dearly.