In this unique collection of tales, Louis L'Amour captures the frontier experience as it lives forever in the American imagination. A young woman heads west to marry, only to find her intended fiancé the subject of dark rumors.... Vowing to stay out of trouble, a young cowhand rides to get some calico for his girlfriend's new dress. But trouble finds him when he runs afoul of two men, one of whom is a vicious murderer....A wily old sheriff comes to arrest the last surviving member of an infamous clan. Caught in a sudden and treacherous blizzard, they make the unlikeliest of partners in a desperate struggle for survival that teaches them the true meaning of courage, honor, friendship -- and justice. These are just some of the unforgettable characters whose adventures are collected in this magnificent volume.