Dana Fuller Ross

1844. The bold new Republic of Texas is fighting for its life. Rallying to the cause of liberty, the brave pioneers who forged the Oregon Trail are called upon to lead a new wagon train into the fray. Leaving their homes in the thriving Oregon Territory, they face impossible odds on the wild Texas frontier, overrun with dangerous outlaws, native tribes, and the powerful Mexican Army. Among the freedom fighters are veteran commander Lee Blake and his...

Unflagging courage took them through the valleys of the Badlands to the vast prairies of fertile, new territory. The promise of endless fields of golden wheat, great herds of prime beef cattle, fabulous empires built from railroads and mines lured the ambitious and the brave to the uncharted country. But war cries soon echoed across the plains as mighty red nations united in a pact of blood to fight the newcomers for their sacred hunting grounds....

General Lee Blake accepts an assignment from President Buchanan to find out how much gold is present in Colorado and make sure the territory remains part of the Union.

Of all the outlaws in the American Southwest, none were as cruel or as deadly as the comancheros. Driven by a lust for cruelty and gold, they blazed a trail of terror across the sun-baked desert, striking fear in the hearts of settlers, natives, and Mexicans alike. Only one man, Toby Holt - son of the West's legendary trailblazer Whip Holt - would dare to enter this no-man's land to infiltrate the vicious gang. But America's close-up fight for freedom...

Flowing from the great Rockies to the mighty Mississippi, the long-winding Missiouri River offered a shining gateway to the West for America's brave pioneers. Majestic steamboats forged the way upriver, carrying nothing less than the hopes and dreams of a new nation: farmers and traders, families and dance hall girls, riverboat gamblers and cutthroat thieves. For leaders like Toby Holt, son of legendary wagon master Whip Holt, the voyage is fraught...

Valor and devotion ride side by side with intrigue and bitter rivalry. Wagon master Whip Holt is desired by two women -- his wife, and Cathy van Ayl Blake, who is married to the supreme commander of the American forces in the Oregon Territory.