Jim Chaffee is forced to leave the property that lays on the bank of the creek in his beloved Roaring Horse after three years of mismanaging his business affairs and going bankrupt. Chaffee leaves Roaring Horse ready to do whatever it takes to make a living and keep his head above water. He takes himself through numerous trials and tribulations endangering his life in the course of events, but he is prepared even for more, only to be able to go back to his beloved Roaring Horse at the end.
Tentang Penulis
Ernest Haycox is among the most successful writers of American western fiction. He is credited for raising western fiction up from the pulp fiction into the mainstream. His works influenced other writers of western fiction to the point of no return. Fans of his work included Gertrude Stein and Ernest Hemingway, and the latter once wrote, ‘I read The Saturday Evening Post whenever it has a serial by Ernest Haycox.’