The Daybreakers—the first story takes place after the Civil War with the Sackett brothers, Tyrel and Orrin (two sons of Falcon Sackett), heading west from Tennessee in hopes of starting their own ranch in the West. The brothers make friends and enemies along the trail. After settling outside the small town of Mora, New Mexico, Tyrel becomes a sheriff to clean out a group of gunslingers poaching land from Mexican ranchers while his brother, Orrin, runs for a seat in Congress.
Sackett picks up the story of Falcon's oldest son, William Tell, riding west to join his brothers and find his place in the West. In the 1860s, gold was being discovered everywhere, and Tell—as he was called—leaves Ty and Orrin to get his share with his friend, Cap Rountree. By mistake, Tell happens upon a rich vein of gold in a secluded cave high up in the Tetons. There are plenty of gunfights and killing, as there certainly were in the real Wild West. While fighting for his place in the rugged country of Montana, Tell and his wife, Ange, settled in a small town in the hills.
Lando—documents the turbulent life of Orlando Sackett, Falcon's youngest son, who grows up in Tennessee alone after being abandoned at twelve by his father, whom his mother's brothers were hunting. In the 1860s, hundreds were heading west in search of gold. At seventeen, Lando decides to join them, hoping to find his fortune and leave old enemies behind him, but his path takes him in an unexpected direction when he runs into some of his father's old friends. They set off together in search of a fortune in gold doubloons rumored to be aboard a sunken Spanish ship off the coast of Mexico. His journey is frequently hindered by violent men looking to get rich quickly by stealing gold. Shoot first and ask questions later was the name of the game. After finally finding his father, Falcon, is alive, corrupt Commandant Herrara captures Lando and throws him into a Mexican jail where he serves six years doing hard labor. After a daring escape aided by Captain McNelly and a band of Texas Rangers, Lando settles scores with some old enemies. Then, Lando and his friend, Tinker, continue west.
The fourth book, Mojave Crossing, follows William Tell Sackett's journey through the Mojave Desert to sell his gold in Los Angeles. In 1868, this area was somewhat settled but still inhabited by rugged men, while lawmen were few and far between. Tell makes new enemies and friends. He also runs into a distant relative, Nolan Sackett, of the Clinch Mountain branch. Nolan becomes a friend and ally just as Tell is about to be murdered by a ruthless bunch of bandits. ( )

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