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Shot down in a hold up that shocked the small community
of Virginia City, Montana. At least the townsfolk thought he was
dead. A case of mistaken identity may have saved Matt's life
but it would have to be a life lived in exile. His adventures
took him south where he served in the confederate army. After
the Civil War, he followed his commanding general to Texas
to work as a hired gun. Range wars and cattle drives kept
him busy, and home life on the ranch was good. Then, one summer
day, three cowboys rode in from Montana to bring him home.
Matt's life would change forever as he found himself having
to decide between the life and love he found in Texas and
his family's ranch in Montana. A sweeping saga of greed, lust,
gun fights, cattle drives, and family loyalty, "Across the
Brazos" is a story of one man's struggle to find himself and
his home.
"I wish I had written it." William Dale Jennings
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First Two Chapters
ACROSS THE BRAZOS
The Adventure Begins
by
Ermal Walden Williamson
Prologue
Three Men - Two Graves
A portion of the Prologue:
Wil Andersen's last thoughts, as the rustlers beat him mercilessly with their fists and gun butts, were to protect his group of hired teenaged cowboys even though they only watched as if in pleasure. As he walked tall for the last time into the darkness, defying the lead rustler's com-mands to "halt!” his remorse for his failure was stolen by the wind.
As Wil lay dying, his mind raced back to his two sons, Matt and Lukas, and how he had failed them.
He was back at his Double-O Ranch in the regional territory of Montana, 1858, south of the emigrant trail.
His younger son Lukas was thin in face and long in body; yet not the height of his father. At twenty, he was determined to get away from his father and his ranch and strike out on his own. His determination was imbedded deep in his soul. As a man, he would not be ruled by the strong hand of his father, nor would he die a broken rancher.
Matt was older by two years and had his father's good looks and height. He never crossed his father, no matter what. At the same time, he felt it was his duty and responsibility to see that Lukas learned the ways of an Andersen through and through.
The turning point in their lives came when Jeff Manning, a man of no morals, came to the Double-O Ranch looking for a job. He seemed to have no past but he could ride, and proved he had experience as a ranch hand.
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