The Broken Lance is a novel written by Herbert Quick. The story is set in the early 1900s in the American Midwest and follows the life of a young man named Hugh Dugan.Hugh is a skilled horseman and a member of a proud family of Irish immigrants who settled in the Midwest. He dreams of becoming a successful horse trainer and winning the Kentucky Derby. However, his dreams are shattered when he is falsely accused of a crime and sent to prison.While...