...rt Worth area, where he finds all the excitement he can handle working on one of the biggest ranches in the state. It was his interest in race hors... ...sn’t long before he came face to face with rustlers and other low types… and, of course, a girl. These are the stories of that young man who, gu... ... girl. These are the stories of that young man who, guided by the lessons of his mother and father and the other strong men and women he meets a... ...to Texas by Perry and Greene in ’44, and a shirtsleeve cousin to General Sam Houston’s Sir Archy. There’s a lot of Texas wrapped up in those horses... ...Clint?” “I sure hope so. Montana, do you know anything about the Steel Dust history?” “Luke filled me in on the way down. He told me that the bi... ...e in on the way down. He told me that the big gray was related to one of Sam Houston’s horses?” Clint put down the stopwatch he’d been playin’ wi... ... we know by studbook, goes back to Sir Archy. There’s paper to show that Sam Houston owned his great grandfather.” Steel Dust Dawn 109 “So Whis... ... ago with Doc Winters and a week or two later, you were foreman! You have no history with the ranch or the Winters family, but you took it on yours...

...follows young "Montana" to Fort Worth, Texas in 1886, where he hires on at a major cattle ranch and ultimately saves it from foreclosure. A good deal of the story involves his horse "Spirit" and his involvement in the early Texas State Fair races. This 203 page novel is suitable for young readers. Buy at www.callmemontana.com...