"The Jessups were tough and prideful men -- full of sand and true grit. In his younger days, Jericho John Jessup was a gunfighting legend, and the gift of the fast draw was passed down to his son, Ed. Still, the Jessups never went looking for trouble. They were ranchers, plain...
In order to win the hand of Ada McKittredge, Bennett Kell had to strike a deal with her conniving railroad baron uncle: he had to find a herd in Texas and drive them up to Kansas City, through the blood-soaked territory of the border gangs.
