This yarn is set in the Dakota Territory’s Black Hills in the 1870s. In a matter of a few hours, 18-year-old Birch Rose’s father is killed by Indians, his mother is killed by a Mexican renegade and his two little brothers are taken captive by Lakota warriors. Dazed by all this family trauma, Birch nevertheless takes a job as a deputy sheriff. He wants to look for his brothers, but he gets sidetracke
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