First published 1979
Lat Evans stands at the crossroads between boyhood and manhood on his parents' ranch. The young man refuses to remain under their protection any longer. He makes his choice and walks away from everything familiar to join a cattle drive heading into uncertain territory. The trail ahead promises hardship, danger, and the kind of testing that separates men from boys. Lat must prove himself among seasoned drovers who measure worth by grit and skill. Each mile traveled takes him further from the safety of home and deeper into the responsibilities of independence. The cattle drive becomes more than a job. It transforms into Lat's passage into adulthood, where every decision carries weight and every mistake has consequences. His journey across the frontier landscape mirrors his internal struggle to define himself on his own terms.
Genres: american-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, adventure, coming-of-age, 19th-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: coming-of-age, fish-out-of-water, journey
Setting: Frontier
Period: 19th-Century
346 pages · Hardcover · Gregg Pr