Sam Brentwood's task as the wagonmaster was to win a desperate race against England and Russia, and to bring the great promised land of the Pacific Northwest under the American Flag. --- [Excerpt from back cover.]

1838. The first wagon train to Oregon country moves slowly across the Great Plains, reaching the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in early autumn. Led by wagon scout 'Whip' Holt, the five-hundred-strong community of courageous men, women, and children prepare for the bitter winter ahead. Among them are dreamers and drifters, foreigners and natives, friends and enemies. But it is a pair of strong-willed women who are Whip's most unexpected allies:...

In the sun-scorched land west of Yuma, law and order do not exist. Desperadoes rule with brutal terror. Fearless settlers must struggle to survive - or die for their dreams - with a Winchester rifle as their redemption. In the hands of cavalry officer Reed Kerr, this superior weapon is the one true peacemaker in these harsh sandstone bluffs, overrun with commancheros. With his new wife Cindy Holt, he is prepared to fight for the freedoms that have...

The white, Indian, and Mexican settlers of Albuquerque all live in constant fear of the evil comancheros lurking to attack.

"To the brothers Clay and Jefferson Holt, the western territory is a land of breathtaking beauty and unlimited possibility--but also a place of lawlessness and sudden, brutal violence. Sworn to bring a longtime enemy to justice, Clay heads north to Canada and a dangerous showdown, while in far-off North Carolina, Jeff is stalked by a ruthless killer determined to destroy his family."--Back cover.

Clay and Jefferson Holt, trying to escape a feud in the Ohio Valley, set out for new territory, but a beautiful Sioux woman and warring nations put them back in the middle of conflict.

Only the most daring cross the River of No Return to enter this wild, lawless region. Mountains laden with riches lured prospectors burning with gold fever. Easy money brought ruthless young men with guns for hire. And hidden amid the vast forests of white pine were the war ponies of Shoshoni and Nez Perce--bloodthirsty Indian warriors who gathered to drive the white man from the red man's ancestral home.

"Autumn, 1837. Blazing onward from New York to Missouri, the legendary wagon train sent by U.S. President Andrew Jackson has reached the last outpost of civilization. Now five hundred strong, these brave pioneers set a course across the great rolling plains toward the treacherous Rockies, hoping to stake a claim in the American West. Led by their new wagon master 'Whip' Holt, they must unite as a team if they are to survive, despite their vast differences....

Clay Holt is on a government mission to track a French nobleman suspected of illegal land-grabbing schemes and of conspiring with hostile Indians.

"To vast expanses of virgin forests came hard-drinking lumberjacks and cold-hearted businessmen.  To the prairies lush with grain and hops came German brewers to found an industry on liquid gold and high stakes.  This was the land ready for America's toughest and most daring.  This was a place where Toby Holt - son of legendary wagonmaster Whip Holt - would begin a new fight with his six-shooter and his courage.  But greed was a deadly vice that...