Justice, My Brother — James Keene

When the U.S. government opened the Cherokee Strip to settlers of Oklahoma, the O'Dares lost their original claim, but stayed to build a thriving cattle spread through the shrewd, ruthless manipulations of Cord, the eldest. He was the acknowledged head of the house, a magnetic power who molded the lives of others with a bland show of benevolence masking his scorn for the weaklings he had created.