This is a book of seven western short stories. Book 1 "Hanging of Big Steve Long", was published previously under the title "Six Wagons to Laramie". A family travels with a wagon train headed for Oregon but gets diverted to Laramie. Book 2 is "Bart of the Dakota Badlands" wherein a young man, Charlie Burton, leaves the city to go west. When mistakenly thought to be an outlaw he takes refuge in the Badlands and becomes known as Badlands Bart. Book 3 "Lawmen of Laramie" involves the same characters in a search for a killer gang. Book 4 "A Breath of Fresh Western Air" is about a WWI soldier suffering from poison gas exposure moves to Arizona for his health and has many adventures. Book 5 "Under Western Skies" A family goes prospecting for gold in Colorado. Book 6 "Prairie Dog" A gunfighter turns bad and robs a bank then hides out in Abilene. Book 7 "The Coleman Gold Mine" involves a search for a hidden treasure in the Mojave Desert of California.