Description
Will Braddock doesn't want to be forced into an unwanted blacksmith apprenticeship. The newly orphaned fourteen-year-old embarks upon a quest to determine his own destiny. He heads west to seek work on the first transcontinental railroad.
Will learns to rely upon himself to achieve his goal. He constantly battles a young Irish thug who is determined to kill him. A mixed-blood Cheyenne youthâ�,�š whom he saves from quicksandâ�,�š gives Will two eagle talons from his amulet in thanks. The talons save Will's lifeâ�,�š and though not magicalâ�,�š he's convinced they are lucky.
When a feisty young lady he has befriended is kidnapped by the Indiansâ�,�š and the Army refuses to send troopsâ�,�š Will decides to risk his own future to free her from captivity.