Lords of the Land Author:Matt Braun Hank Laird had never laid claim to sainthood. Truth is, his enemies would be quick to swear that the man was the devil himself-a reputation Laird earned as one of the most hardscrabble men ever to grace the soil of South Texas. — With grit, gold and gunpowder, he forged an empire out of chaos in the wake of the Civil War. But now the vultures are... more » coming home to roost-and it's up to Laird whether Santa Guerra ranchlands will be heaven or hell.« less