The Dark Border (Fiction)

Legendary penman Frank Bonham sold more than 50 novels during his 54-year-career. This Western Quartet demonstrates his superb writing. ‘“Brand of the Bear Flag Mutineers” shares a fiery Civil War clash between West Coast “Sesesh” and U.S. Troops. Two drifting cowhands win a ranch only to lose more than the spread in “The Dark Border.” Though short on words, “Chivaree” is long enough to teach the neighbors that marriage between a caring white man and a loving half-breed woma