Ex-Library; 19 oz.; 325 pages; 1st ED Ex library HC w/DJ Looks/feels unread very clean/tight copy larger type. In an epic historical novel filled with passion, romance and suspense, Boyer takes us to the panorama of the New Mexico Territory for the story of the Amarillo War. The dispute is named for the vast estate known as the Amarillo Grant, owned by a Dutch financier. The estate manager, Lord Ransom, must make good his position hes engaged to the owners daughter. To that end his segundo leads a group of night riders known as the Whitecaps, who use murder and mayhem to clear the grant of squatters. These include native people who have occupied the land for generations, homesteaders, and anglo ranchers, the largest of which is Cleve Bandelier. Former cavalry officer and widowed father of two, he leads the group that the Dutch syndicate would dispossess in a battle against corruption, terrorism, and brute force.