In the fall of 1872, following a
buggy mishap that killed his parents, Jack Slater, ten years old, was
flung to the streets of New York City, among thousands of misplaced,
orphaned, or runaway children. He was saved by the Children’s Aid
Society that placed orphaned children with families on the frontier.
These families welcomed the children and most found loving homes. Some
grew up to become industrial, political, or community leaders.
Slater did not find a loving home.
Instead, he found himself at Pete Jablonski’s farm in Fargo, Dakota Territory where abuse was a daily dose of reality.
When
outlaws rob a local mine payroll and kill four men in the process,
Slater makes a mortal enemy of the Elko County Sheriff that takes
Slater's life is an unexpected direction.
MY REVIEW- TITLED - Loved the cover of this book. It got my attention & the story kept me
First off, I loved the cover of this book. It got my attention and then the story kept me riveted to it. What a life young man had led and the tragedies started at such a young man. But his father had instilled great morals and a hard work ethics into him that would guide and help him throughout his life. Bullies? He couldn't stand them and no matter what trouble it got him into even as a young-in Jack always had to stand up against them and protect others. He didn't start out that way and was quite the innocent when he first hit the streets but it took a while for life to beat some of that out of him. I liked how he faced life, afraid but yet excited about new things, always hopeful that this time things would be good. As he began to began to grow up as an adult at a very young age it was because it was about survival and he was not only strong but SMART !! Always learning, I liked that. He made friends easily and gathered enemies just as easily. It made me smirk when a grown bully would call out and say, boy you and me are going fight ! Big Mistake.
One thing I also loved that throughout it all, Jack also keep a tenderness towards others, women especially and children. All the time, just wanting a home and a family of his home. The ending was great.
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