A little book but surprisingly big on its descriptions on the desert. Very stirring in learning the characters coming to grips with what they had always held in their beliefs. 
A great tale of an easterner, Jack Hare, who has gone west and is left for half dead by a band of outlaws in the desert of southern Utah. He is rescued by a Mormon rancher, August Naab, who has an adopted daughter named Mescal. Of course, Hare falls in love with her and the story goes from there. 
The description, the emotion, the story, the romance, all were perfectly written and paced. The desert is a deadly place, and Hare really became a man because of it. Even though it was written years ago, this book can stand up to any book written today for excitement, morality, and honour.