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With the end of the Civil War, Gil Hooley heads West, hoping to build a new life for himself on the open frontier with the aid of his hand-crafted tents, but when his wagon breaks down in the middle of nowhere, a community begins to grow around him, one tent at a time, until he finds himself the unlikely leader and protector of his own town. Original.
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When the Civil War ended, Gil Hooley journeyed out West, figuring that if there was any market left for his hand-crafted tents, it would be on the wide open frontier. But when his wagon breaks down in the middle of nowhere, a community begins to grow around him, one tent at a time, until Gil finds himself the unlikely leader-and defender-of his own town. Larry McMurtry called his work "ambitious and absorbing," and Dee Brown acclaimed it as "superb." Now Clay Reynolds tells the tale of a man who discovers that even if a place wasn't your destination, it might still be your destiny.
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