TY - BOOK N2 - It is the fall of 1867. Twenty-two years have passed since Tim Colter and his family were ambushed on the Oregon Trail, forcing the young boy to grow up, forge ahead, and find an unlikely ally in one-eyed mountain man Jed Reno. Now a widowed deputy U.S. marshal and Civil War veteran, Colter is finally ready to remarry and settle down. But, when a dangerous new assignment becomes a life-or-death struggle for the soul of a town and the heart of its people, Colter must deputize his trusted old friend and wage a savage new war that will determine the fate of the Dakota territory and the future of a nation. N2 - Widowed deputy U.S. Marshal Tim Colter finds his plans to remarry and settle down thwarted as he tries to tame the violence in a small town that is being torn asunder by competing interests who have their sights set on railroad money. AB - It is the fall of 1867. Twenty-two years have passed since Tim Colter and his family were ambushed on the Oregon Trail, forcing the young boy to grow up, forge ahead, and find an unlikely ally in one-eyed mountain man Jed Reno. Now a widowed deputy U.S. marshal and Civil War veteran, Colter is finally ready to remarry and settle down. But, when a dangerous new assignment becomes a life-or-death struggle for the soul of a town and the heart of its people, Colter must deputize his trusted old friend and wage a savage new war that will determine the fate of the Dakota territory and the future of a nation. AB - Widowed deputy U.S. Marshal Tim Colter finds his plans to remarry and settle down thwarted as he tries to tame the violence in a small town that is being torn asunder by competing interests who have their sights set on railroad money. T1 - The edge of violence / AU - Johnstone, William W., AU - Johnstone, J. A., CN - Johnstone N1 - "A Tim Colter western"--Cover. N1 - Includes excerpt from: An Arizona Christmas (pages [341]-364). ID - 799387 KW - United States marshals KW - Gunfighters KW - Widowers SN - 9780786039395 SN - 0786039396 TI - The edge of violence / ER -