Warriors of the Plains — Karl Lassiter

On the Arkansas River three men took a stand. And the West was never the same...
In 1832 three men were the heart and soul of a wooden outpost built along the Arkansas River. From the beginning, William Bent, Ceran St. Vrain, and Kit Carson knew they would have to defend their fort with their lives--against storms, Indian marauders, disease and a region erupting in war. With the Western tribes at battle with each other and the U.S. Army, and Mexico out to crush a stubborn band of Texan rebels, Bent's Fort became a place of refuge, espionage, negotiations and critical supplies as soldiers, natives, traders and rebels fought their frontier wars. But as Bent and St. Vrain tried to extend the reach of their trading empire, and Kit Karson became a legend as a fighter and a frontiersman, each man faced a separate destiny steeped in tragedy and loss. And Bent's fort, a citadel on the plains, became a symbol of survival--until its final chapter was written in tears and blood...