A Roaring in the Wind Author:Robert Lewis Taylor The year is 1857. Ross Nickerson, a young man with an undue bent toward mischief leaves school and his comfortable home in search of broader fields for his adventurous nature in the mountains of Montana. Drinking, gambling, dueling, killing, and breathless adventure are what he finds. Miners, mountain men, thieves, Indians, saloon girls, gambler... more »s, quack doctors, and stern vigilantes are the people he encounters along with a young, beautiful untamed daughter of the West. A rich and racy tale for all who love an exciting story, nostalgia, and rip-roaring drama.« less
In 1857, Ross Nickerson, a young man with-as the deans of Harvard College describe it-"an undue bent toward mischief," leaves school and his wealthy New England inheritance in search of broader fields for his adventurous nature...