Central Kansas Library System

Follows the life of Bill, a cowboy on the open range of Texas in the 1830s and continues with his son and grandson as they witness the ever-changing landscape, the expansion of the cattle business, growth of railroads, and the end of the frontier.

A young cowboy describes his early experiences with horses, from a hobby horse made of a cottonwood log to a horse-shaped pull-toy, and at last a real pony of his own.

While spending their summer vacation with Uncle Frank and Uncle Bill, two city children discover and begin to explore what seems to be an old gold mine shaft, but find that it is guarded by mountain lions.