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Bowker, 2020. Paperback. New. Author: John Randall AikmanPublisher: BowkerBinding: PaperbackISBN: 9781735797403Release Date: 2020Number Of Pages: 647Details: In an era of unparalleled innovation, a generation-spanning cast of men and women will help shape the future of the American West:Lured by prospects in the West, three brothers leave the family farm. The eldest, trying to shake the memories of the Civil War and a love lost, throws himself into the building of the first transcontinental railroad . . . surprised to discover life's unexpected second chances. Another uproots his family and moves to Nebraska to farm under the vast frontier skies, but he soon becomes trapped in the middle of Indian conflicts, range wars, and a complex love triangle. The youngest struggles to find his way, drifting from place to place where trouble often finds him, but in a rowdy Wyoming town he is confronted with choices that could make or break his future.Their ambitious brother-in-law creates the… Read more