Synopsis
A historical western focuses on the infamous Lincoln County War of 1878, fought in Lincoln, New Mexico and featuring Billy the Kid's last great gunfight
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About the Author
Douglas Savage is a critically acclaimed author of many books, including A Mouthful of Dust: A Portrait of a Writer in Search of His Own Red Badge of Courage, Highpockets, Cedar City Rendezvous, The Glass Lady, Incident in Mona Passage, and The Court Martial of Robert E. Lee, a main selection of the History Book Club and an alternate selection of the Book of the Month Club.
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Lincoln County, New Mexico, was the site of one of the Old West's bloodiest and best-documented private wars. At its center was the conflict over money, land, and grazing rights between two groups of cattle ranchers. Innocent people were forced to take sides or be seen as the enemy by both sides. Such is the case with the Rourke brothers--Sean, Patrick, and Liam. In 1878, Sean and Patrick return to claim their late father's ranch, with Liam to follow soon after he has finished his military obligation. But Grady Rourke has left Sean out of his will, citing his roustabout ways, and has bequeathed the ranch to Patrick and Liam. Hurt and confused, Sean heads to town, where he falls in with the wrong crowd. A painful battle of brother versus brother ensues, which neither side really wants to win and which is destined to end tragically. The Lincoln County War was real; the Rourke family is fictional. Through Savage's deft telling of the tale, one can feel the pain that was visited upon many families during the conflagration. An exciting, compassionate account of an oft-told tale. Wes Lukowsky
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