When 12-year-old Daniel appears at Dark Creek ranch, the owner, Matt, takes him in. But this is Texas in 1861 -- the Civil War is raging and Matt joins up, leaving Daniel to drive the cattle along the Shawnee Trail 680 miles to Kansas. It is a hazardous journey, across flooded rivers, through dangerous Indian territory, and facing ruthless bandits.
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