Footsteps of a Man Author:Larry Williams With biting veracity, a meticulous attention to details, and a brilliant talent for revealing them, the author probes into the life of Tom Lymons and his family, and comes up with a hard-hitting western that is the skillful work of a man born to write. In a wagon drawn by oxen, Tom and his parents leave their home in North Carolina to build a ... more »cattle ranch in Colorado. Tom leaves the Carolina hills as a boy, but with fighting Indians, horse and cattle thieves, he rapidly evolves into a man to be reckoned with. Tom loves his family very much and is very happy to take on all the hard work and responsibilities, an enormous burden for a young teenager. However, when the ranch is built and the future seems secure, the Civil War erupts and his worst nightmare is realized. The War Between the States, and the ensuing violence and conflict, is told with a pace and power that is gripping in its intensity, because it has ?heart? as well. Mr. Williams emerges as a serious and talented novelist. He has written a skillful story as an acute observer of a part of American life, and invests it with new dimension.« less