Review: Definitely a Different Western
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 31, 2014
I recommend this book even though it is somewhat different than other western novels that I have read.  It combines interested characters in interesting settings and situations.  It has the typical good vs evil story line as a good "B" Western movie would.  What makes this one different is that it involves not only the western elements of a wild town in Texas, but the refined East in Connecticut, which turns out to harbor some characters that are of equal evil as those found in Texas.  Now throw in a War Between the States storyline setting up the novel, add a medical student wishing to complete his MD through Yale, a competitive wine business, the discovery of antiseptic/ pasteurization for both medicine and the wine business, and throw in a couple of romantic love interests and you have yourself quite a read.  I know it sounded sort of convoluted to me also when I first looked at the description, but it all works together and I think those who like western stories where good triumphs over evil, where there is payback for evil deeds and where an avenging "angel" protects the weak, will also find this book well worth the time to read.