Four-time Western Heritage Award winning author.

Western Writers of America's All-Time Best Western Author.

"Kelton creates characters more complex than L'Amour's." - Kirkus Reviews.

Daniel Provost is the son of a farmer. Living up to his father's high standards for the farm is very hard work, but his life is basically comfortable and a loving woman is waiting to become his wife. When a well-traveled stranger, bearing a story of Jim Bowie's legendary silver mine, appears at the farm, it looks like Daniel just might throw away everything for the chance at adventure he thought had passed him by.