Set in the Rocky Mountains in the late 1940's or 1950's, a well-to-do man sets up a ranch where he can raise Arabian horses and as an escape for him and his family in the summer months. A disgruntled former employee makes life miserable for the family by threatening the premium Arabian stud he has just obtained. Oddly, the only person around to train the horse who has plenty of issues, is an 11-year-old boy. This is the boy that eventually tracks down the bad guy who has horse-napped the horse and hidden him in a mine shaft. ( )

Private printing produced by late author's sister. Very poorly done. No editing, pages fall out due to poor binding. Mari Sandoz would never have allowed the roughly drawn story or the amateurish production be seen by anyone. ( )