An Old West outlaw changes his stripes.

September 13, 1875. Four men escape from a jail in Jacksboro, TX. One of them, Joe Horner, has been awaiting trial for rustling, robbery, and murder. He later moves to Wyoming and becomes a lawman there, in Oklahoma and Alaska under the name Frank Canton. And he gains a reputation as one of the most dangerous gunmen in the Old West.

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