A rather violent western including many men vividly describe being torn apart by shotguns and cannons mounted on wagons and fortress walls, Sherman Dahl is a former Civil War veteran and school teacher who heads to Arizona to be a bounty hunter. He runs into Chester "Big Chicago" Gaines' and his band of cutthroats. A young deputy sheriff named Eddie Lane has his own reasons to chase the Gaines gang and his assistance with a rifle comes in handy several times during the chase.

Fast moving story with many characters on both sides of law. ( )