Historical novel set in Wyoming's Big Horn River basin during the Wyoming Range War of 1886-1887 when the settling of the wide open Wyoming ranges was in full swing and the stalwart individuals and families who settled the land had to make their communities from scratch. Settlers moved into the valleys looking for farming land, grass for grazing stock, good water and a bit of community. Follow the Nicholson family as they make their way in a newly opened land.