Jedidiah Rumsey quickly became a man in the decade following the Civil War. After the war renegade raiders killed his parents. Red Westberg, his father's best friend, saved him from the same fate and prepared him for life in the Wild West. This is a story of a boy becoming a man, adventure, romance, and acquiring top skills as a gunfighter. The latter he would need in searching for his vengeance. The most common comment has been "I couldn't put it down". Written in short chapter formats it is an easy read and always exciting.