In this Western novel, a drifter named Kilkenny is hired by a group of ranchers to protect their land from ruthless cattle barons. Kilkenny finds himself caught in the middle of a violent conflict, with his loyalties tested and his life on the line. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States...