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The narrative draws strength from archival and primary-source investigation into the American Southwest, offering a tribute to the region’s land, flora, fauna, geography, and the Native and settler communities. A caution addresses violence and harsh language grounded in historical testimony, presented for truth rather than shock.","[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nAtlantic Monthly Press New York  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nCopyright © 2022, 2026 by Jason Stone Map by Matthew Johnson  \nJacket design by Becca Fox Design Jacket photograph from istockphoto  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a review. Scanning, uploading, and electronic distribution of this book or the facilitation of such without the permission of the publisher is prohibited. Please purchase only authorized electronic editions, and do not participate in or encourage electronic piracy of copyrighted materials. Your support of the author ’s rights is appreciated. Any member of educational institutions wishing to photocopy part or all of the work for classroom use, or anthology, should send inquiries to Grove Atlantic, 154 West 14th Street, New York, NY 10011 [or](or permissions@groveatlantic.com)[ ](or permissions@groveatlantic.com)[permissions@groveatlantic.com](or permissions@groveatlantic.com).  \nThis is a work of fiction. All the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author ’s imagination or used fictitiously.  \nAny use of this publication to train generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) technologies is expressly prohibited. The author and publisher reserve all rights to license uses of this work for generative AI training and development of machine learning language models.  \nPrinted in the United States of America  \nThis book was set in 11.25-pt Stempel Garamond by Alpha Design & Composition of Pittsfield, NH. First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition: July 2026  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data is available for this title.  \nISBN 978-0-8021-6740-8 eISBN 978-0-8021-6741-5  \nAtlantic Monthly Press an imprint of Grove Atlantic  \n154 West 14th Street New York, NY 10011  \nDistributed by Publishers Group West  \n[groveatlantic.com](groveatlantic.com)  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nFor Sam & Charlie & Robin  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nAfter you have exhausted what there is in business, politics, conviviality, and so on—have found that none of these finally satisfy, or permanently wear—what remains? Nature remains.  \n—Walt Whitman  \nAll in all, my years on the trail were the happiest I ever lived. There were many hardships and dangers, of course, that called on all a man had of endurance and bravery. But when all went well, there was no other life so pleasant. Most of the time we were solitary adventurers in a great land as fresh and new as a spring morning. And we were free, and full of the zest of darers.  \n—Charles Goodnight  \nWho trusted God was love indeed And love Creation’s final law—Tho’ Nature, red in tooth and claw With ravine, shriek’d against his creed—  \n—Alfred, Lord Tennyson  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nThough this novel can be read as a work of fiction, its foundation rests on the real people, places, and events that trace the life and times of plainsman and rancher Charles Goodnight (1836–1929) . 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