Demetrius and his gang of vicious cutthroats had already attempted to steal Lu Lacy's herd. Then they attacked Lu herself ...
That's when Buchanan and his partner, the prizefighter Coco Bean, rode in.
Before long, Buchanan was acting as trail-boss, his job to push a mixed herd up the Western Trail to Dodge City. Trouble was, the odds were all stacked against him. There were Indians to contend with, there were hired gunnies, and there was drought. But he couldn't afford to fail. So Buchanan did the only thing he could—he strapped on his guns and took the fight to the enemy ...