This 1800s New Mexico Territory range war tale includes barbed wire, rustlers, mustangers, rape, child abuse and unrequited love. The novel is unusual in that each chapter depicts a different protagonist. While these people know each other and are in some way involved in the story, none of them takes over as the main character. As a consequence, the poor reader never finds one person for whom to cheer. Luckey’s expertise in horseflesh is obvious, but wild horse roundups alone are not enough


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