Unbroke Horses Author:D. B. Jackson UNBROKE HORSES, winner of the Western Heritage Award, is the story of young Matthew Stanford and his fall from grace. A young, sheltered son of a preacher finds his idylic life cast into turmoil as he struggles to survive the atrocities imposed upon him by three Civil War deserters who kidnap him, tether him about the neck with a rawhide lace, ... more »and then use him as a hostage to futher their unclear, but dark mission.
Matthew embraces the violence he despises in his captors and begins the downward spiral that he believes has cost him his soul. His salvation comes down to an old Indian horse trainer and a small band of unbroke horses.
A gut-wrenching journey in the beginning, this story tears at your emotions and refuses to let you regard it with ambivalence. In the end, it is a poignant story and a rewarding reading experience.« less