Redskin and Cow-boy

Redskin and Cow-Boy plunges into the raw energy of the frontier, where gold camps and cattle ranges are ruled by danger, hard labor, and personal code. In Cedar Gulch, three mining partners—English Bill, Sim Howlett, and the mysterious Limping Frank—work a claim amid boom-town greed, while Frank's quiet manner hides deadly skill and a fierce commitment to justice. Around them, the doctor offers odd but shrewd theories about mining, human nature, and why the richest gold lies not in fantasy quartz veins but in ancient riverbeds, even as sensational newspaper reports distort the realities of the diggings. The story also turns inward through Bill's painful revelation of family estrangement, a broken romance, and an inheritance that reopens old wounds. Meanwhile, the western range erupts into violence after a prairie fire and an Indian raid on Gainsford leaves settlers dead and girls kidnapped, including Rose Rutherford. As cow-boys and ranchers unite to track the attackers through rough country, the novel builds a tense blend of adventure, frontier solidarity, and revenge, balancing intimate regret with urgent action. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.