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The fifth book of The Western Adventures of Cade McCall is an incredibly authentic story of survival against all odds…Cade McCall is starting another chapter of his life when he becomes an Army Scout with General Miles and Colonel Mackenzie during the Red River War.When John German's wagon is attacked by Indians, he, his wife, Lydia, his son, Steven, and two of his daughters, Rebecca and Joanna, are killed. Four of his daughters are captured by the Indians, but the two youngest, Julia and Addie are abandoned.The survival of the young German girls depends upon the efforts of Cade McCall and the troopers of General Miles' cavalry.

LONG ROAD TO ABILENE, is a classic hero's journey, a western adventure that exemplifies the struggles, the defeats, and the victories that personify the history of the American West. After surviving the bloody battle of Franklin and the hell of a Yankee prison camp, Cade McCall comes home to the woman he loves only to find that she, believing him dead, has married his brother. With nothing left to keep him in Tennessee, Cade journeys to New Orleans where an encounter with a beautiful woman leads to being shanghaied for an unexpected adventure at sea. Returning to Texas, he signs on to drive a herd of cattle to Abilene, where he is drawn into a classic showdown of good versus evil, and a surprising reunion with an old enemy.

Lured by the prospect of making a lot of money from hides, Cade McCall joins other buffalo hunters to follow the herd south into hunting land set aside, by treaty, for Indians. The Indians, in defense of their hunting rights, attack the buffalo hunters at Adobe Walls. Cade and 27 other buffalo hunters, must defend themselves against a combined force of Comanche, Kiowa, and Cheyenne, numbering as many as 1000 warriors.

Trying to recover from the grief over the death of his wife, Cade McCall settles in Dodge City, "Hell on the Plains". While drunk, Cade loses the saloon that he owns in partnership with Jeter Willis, rupturing a friendship that had stood for years. Caught up in the infamy of lawlessness and gun slinging that is Dodge City, Cade fights the battle against his own despair, and against the Slater Brothers who are trying to take over the town. He is aided in the struggle by his new found friend, Bat Masterson, old friend Jacob Harrison and the renewed friendship with Jeter Willis.

Follow Cade McCall as he rides the Chisholm Trail, crosses raging rivers, faces cattle rustlers and fights marauding Indians while taking a herd of longhorns north to Kansas. He reaches his destination only to be devastated by the most heinous act he has ever encountered. Driven by a rage-filled determination, Cade begins his search for justice, a search that ends with Cade's Revenge.