Justice at Sundown Gulch - Larry Beauchamp - Bog

A small group of pioneers from Alabama looked forward to California to fulfill their hopes of a good life and prosperity in California. Against her better judgment, Alice Snider agreed to take the family on the long, dangerous trip. All was well until they encountered a group of carpetbaggers led by a sadistic leader, Sgt. John McClemmey. His small group of three men were responsible for rape and murder among those in the wagon train. One of the Sniders' children, Jimmy, had grown fond of another traveler. She was beautiful and the first one to be attacked by one of the carpetbaggers. Jimmy swore he would kill them for what they did to her. After the wagon master was killed by the carpetbaggers, James Snider went with the group as far as Beaumont, Texas. From there, he took his family to Humble, Texas. Annie and her mother went with them as her husband had been killed by the carpetbaggers. As Jimmy grew, he married Annie. A hard worker and diligent to detail, he was made a deputy sheriff and eventually a Texas ranger. One of his assignments was to bring Sgt. McClemmey's gang in--dead or alive. Seeing her chance to avenge the one who had raped her, Annie went with Jimmy to Sundown Gulch, a ghost town, where the gang was holed up. When she had the opportunity to kill the man, she used his words to trap him. Then they had the others to deal with...