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A young man, stung by a romantic rebuff, drifts into a contested landscape of Western politics and enterprise where a senator’s family, railway and lumber concerns, and local power brokers collide. He becomes entangled with ranchmen, financiers, and shadowy enforcers as schemes of influence, electioneering, sabotage, and personal vendettas unfold. The narrative moves between social gatherings, frontier labor scenes, and clandestine plotting, examining ambition, duty, and moral compromise while characters face violence, betrayal, and the personal costs of loyalty amid competing public and private interests.
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