This is a tale of an orphan boy raised by a retired U.S. Army Union soldier. During a college lecture in 1931, he tells the class about the hardships and joyful times dating back to 1861. Our main character joins the military at a young age forging his life. After the fall of the south, he finds himself hunting deserters earning the title of, 'Leader of the Death Squad.' Reassigned to the Northwest Territories, he keeps the peace between increasing Native American Indian tribes and the migration of settlements. The boom of organized crime takes him Southeast and brings the lawless to justice. This will be the end of his career and the journey back to his home in Kentucky. He and his companion, a pale mustang, caused people to shutter watching the angel of death ride into town. Here is where the lecture blends the past and his own future with the veteran and the amazing friendship with his horse called Ash.
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