This western story involves the survival of, Peter Ormond who has been consistently down trodden and mentally abused by his father during the first part of his life. He takes the opportunity to steal a collection of unique gold coins from his father and then runs away. The ensuing events that make up the story are unique but yet specific to the situation. The main characters exploits will engross and involve the reader into the events that change and mold the life of this young man. The things that happen in his life make him a completely different person.
Helping a friend herd a string of wild mustangs blows up into a potential threat to his life. His friend and surviving companions board a train in the desperate attempt to save their lives and have to join a military force that is part of Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders. Training and the survival of the weather preparing for their attack on the Spanish army in Cuba is the first hurdle in a continuing pectoral of how life can be both helpful and harsh. As the story continues Peter is confronted with the internal view that he could die . The cowardly actions that he exhibits and the feeling brings out the old feelings of his unworthiness.
After the war and the recovery process from his of wounds of war his life seems to improve. Peter’s life progress’s along the line of making distinct improvements for his future.
I recommend this western to the readers of unusual stories of western events. The author Tim Champlin has done an accurate depiction of the events surrounding the happenings of in the war in Cuba and the involvement of the Rough Riders in this struggle.
