Of Courage and Glory
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ISBN13: 9798997673017
Publisher: Medicine Hat Pony Publishing
Published: Sep 4 2026
Pages: 390
Weight: 1.15
Height: 0.87 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Medicine Hat Pony Publishing
Published: Sep 4 2026
Pages: 390
Weight: 1.15
Height: 0.87 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
They came west seeking freedom.
They found a place to belong. In the aftermath of the Civil War, two men scarred by different pasts meet on the vast Wyoming prairie. William O'Flannagain is an Irish immigrant and Union veteran searching for a new beginning. Thomas Douglass escaped slavery with little more than his strength, wisdom, and determination to live as a free man. Together, they share an unlikely dream: to build a cattle ranch and claim a patch of land they can finally call their own. But the American frontier is no promised land. Powerful men scheme to take what William and Thomas have built. Violence follows close behind, and the westward expansion offering them freedom is stripping Native people of their sacred homeland. As old wounds, racial hatred, greed, and betrayal threaten everything they love, the two friends must decide what they are willing to risk for their land, their families, and one another. Set against the untamed beauty of Wyoming Territory, Of Courage and Glory is a sweeping historical novel of friendship, faith, sacrifice, and the enduring human longing to belong. Because true glory is not found in conquest. It is found in having the courage to choose hope over bitterness.
They found a place to belong. In the aftermath of the Civil War, two men scarred by different pasts meet on the vast Wyoming prairie. William O'Flannagain is an Irish immigrant and Union veteran searching for a new beginning. Thomas Douglass escaped slavery with little more than his strength, wisdom, and determination to live as a free man. Together, they share an unlikely dream: to build a cattle ranch and claim a patch of land they can finally call their own. But the American frontier is no promised land. Powerful men scheme to take what William and Thomas have built. Violence follows close behind, and the westward expansion offering them freedom is stripping Native people of their sacred homeland. As old wounds, racial hatred, greed, and betrayal threaten everything they love, the two friends must decide what they are willing to risk for their land, their families, and one another. Set against the untamed beauty of Wyoming Territory, Of Courage and Glory is a sweeping historical novel of friendship, faith, sacrifice, and the enduring human longing to belong. Because true glory is not found in conquest. It is found in having the courage to choose hope over bitterness.
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