Most Westerns take place over a few weeks or months. This one takes place over several years. It's full of different stories of many people from a large group who worked and suffered together. Only a great Western author like Compton could have pulled it off successfully.
However, Compton took literary license when he had President Grant attend the "Joining of Rails" ceremony. And, during the period the novel is set in, forensic ballistics using bullets to solve crimes was never even thought of. But this was just a minor use in this novel. Hey! It is fiction after all.
While a sequel to Book 1, it easily stands alone.
However, Compton took literary license when he had President Grant attend the "Joining of Rails" ceremony. And, during the period the novel is set in, forensic ballistics using bullets to solve crimes was never even thought of. But this was just a minor use in this novel. Hey! It is fiction after all.
While a sequel to Book 1, it easily stands alone.
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