"Easterner Jack Hare is saved from certain death by Mormon rancher August Naab and taken into Naab's family. Hare thrives working hard working outdoors and herding sheep. He also falls in love with half-Navajo herder Mescal, but she is pledged to be second wife to Naab's son Snap, who is an ill-tempered drunk. How Hare solves this conflict and helps save Naab's cattle and ranch from an evil rustler in the harsh but beautiful desert is a compelling...

A tale about Paul Manning and the ranchers who struggle with him against the dry, boiling Southwestern desert in an attempt to carve a living out of the barren wilderness.