As always Elmer Kelton can spin a good yarn!! As a reader you find his stories factual about events and things that took place in history. This one mainly being about the Civil War conflicts in and around Brownsville, TX. The fictional account of the story could have even been similar to true events, as it tells of good friends suddenly finding themselves on opposite sides in the war. Frio Wheeler who is delivering huge loads of cotton by mule for the South for the Confederacy, and his long time friend Tom McCasland supporting opposite sides for the North. The book tells of struggles between right and wrong and between good friends, still both thinking they are on the right side for opposite reasons. This account makes you think that the Civil War must have been so hard on many, perhaps even brothers finding themselves on opposing sides. A good quick read and a gripping story!!
