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Following the devastating aftermath of the Civil War, a desperate, orphaned ranchwoman makes a bold gamble to save her family's ruined estate by driving her massive cattle herd thousands of miles north. The grueling journey across uncharted, hostile territories is fraught with deadly river crossings, stampedes, and the constant threat of ruthless Comanche raiding parties. Joined by a tough, enigmatic trail boss, she must endure unimaginable physical and emotional hardships to reach the lucrative markets. It is a sweeping, monumental epic that captures the brutal reality and breathtaking scale of the historic cattle drives.
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Rating★★★ 3.3 (12)
Includes Goodreads
GenreGeneral Fiction
Length12 hrs 4 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 8, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I IN THE MORNING
2CHAPTER III THE ORPHAN OF DEL SOL
3CHAPTER IV THE FOOT OF THE TRAIL
4CHAPTER V MARRIAGE, COWS AND CARPETBAGS
5CHAPTER VI THE LONE HERD
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6CHAPTER VII THE HERD CUTTERS
7CHAPTER X IN DAYS OF OLD
8CHAPTER XI THE COURT ON THE TRAIL
9CHAPTER XII THE COW HUNTERS
10CHAPTER XIII “BRING AN IRON!”
11CHAPTER XIV A STRANGE ERRAND
12CHAPTER XV NORTHWARD HO!
13CHAPTER XVII MR. DALHART DECLARES
14CHAPTER XIX THE CATTLE RIEVER
15CHAPTER XXII “TILL ABILENE”
16CHAPTER XXIII UNDER WHICH FLAG?
17CHAPTER XXVI THE INDIAN NATIONS
18CHAPTER XXVII THE GAME OF THE GODS
19CHAPTER XXVIII A COLONEL OF CAVALRY
20CHAPTER XXIX A MAID’S MISTAKE
21CHAPTER XXX MANY TRANSACTIONS
22CHAPTER XXXIV THE TRAIL MAKER
23CHAPTER XXXV IN THE BEGINNING
24CHAPTER XXXVI ROLL ALONG, LITTLE DOGIES!
25CHAPTER XL MR. RUDABAUGH APPEARS
26CHAPTER XLI EASTERN CAPITAL
27CHAPTER XLII TWENTY STRAIGHT ON THE PRAIRIE
28CHAPTER XLIV THE LOST SCRIP
29CHAPTER XLVII THE COURT OF THE COMANCHES
30CHAPTER XLVIII THE GREAT LODESTONE
31IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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