The book is a western about an Irish immigrant who is orphaned at an early age. The backstory is that his mother died on the journey west and his father was killed after establishing a ranch in northern New Mexico. The boy (Chance Reilly) is sent back east to be raised by an aunt and uncle in New York City in the 1860's.The story picks up with Chance returning to Cimarron, New Mexico at age 28. He finds temporary work at a saloon, then more permanent...