A sprawling and magnificent novel, full of the sweeping grandeur and unforgettable beauty of the unconquered American continent—a remarkable story of glorious victories and tragic defeats, of perilous adventures and bloody battles to win the land.
Lt. Jefferson Davis had visions of greatness, but between him and a brilliant future lay the brutal Black Hawk War. In an incredible journey across the frontier, the young officer faced off against enemies known and unknown...tracking a cunning war chief who was making a merciless grab for power...fighting vicious diseases that decimated his troops before Indian arrows could cut them down...and struggling against incredible odds to return to the valiant woman he'd left behind. Guts, sweat, and grit were all Davis and his soldiers had in their favor. If that wasn’t enough, they'd wind up little more than dead legends.