Clayton Sharp: Messenger of Warning (Library Binding) (ISBN-13: 9781432883201)

It is 1867. A band of young outlaws is terrorizing settlements throughout the Midwest. One day, they engage a posse, which wounds their leader, Clayton Sharp. Unable to provide care, the gang leave him with Mormon pioneers, threatening them with harm if he dies in their care. As he recovers, Clayton falls in love with Annie Kimball, who encourages him to pursue a new life. Hoping his companions will do likewise, he meets with them, only to experience arguing, murder, and the gang's breakup. Determined to save them from the gallows, Clayton rides after them nevertheless, promising Annie he would return. Searching tirelessly, Sharp encounters robbers, Indians, and the newly formed Seventh Cavalry, before eventually making a decision that will change his life forever