The Horseman

A Man of the West

 Jack Douglas is a horse trainer, like his father before him.  However, the outbreak of the Civil War finds him in the Union Army until he is captured and sent to the infamous Andersonville Prison. During his captivity, his wife and parents contract pneumonia and die. Only his young daughter, Cindy, survives.

After the war, he decides to make a new life for himself and his daughter. He and Cindy head west; first by rail, then wagon train. Trouble with the Indians forces Jack to serve a short stint with the U.S. Cavalry. Finally, Jack and Cindy find themselves in Boise, Idaho, where they decide to settle down.

There Jack meets Abby, a beautiful school teacher. He uses his knowledge of horses to start a business rounding up and breaking wild range stock. After the war and Indian raids, all he wants to do is to raise his daughter and train his horses.  That, of course, is not to be... 

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