Wisconsin! — Dana Fuller Ross

WAGONS WEST
Empires rose from the visions of ambitious men. Blazing axes razed the forests and built new cities from sweat, blood and tears. Schemers and scoundrels, artists and craftsmen, honest wives and sensual mistresses all braved the lawless wilderness to find their fortunes...risking everything for a dream...and the nightmare of Black Friday, a day of infamy that would shake the nation's future.

WISCONSIN! To vast expanses of virgin forests came hard-drinking lumberjacks and cold-hearted businessmen. To the prairies lush with grain and hops came German brewers to found an industry on liquid gold and high stakes. This was the land ready for America's toughest and most daring. This was a place where Toby Holt--son of legendary wagonmaster Whip Holt--would begin a new fight with his six-shooter and his courage. But greed was a deadly vice that could gun down a hero and a family's hopes. Lust was another...luring young Lt. Henry Blake into a web of carnal immorality that meant heartbreak for lovely Cindy Holt... as a young nation grew into a world power--explosive, dynamic, and ready for the challenge of WISCONSIN!