This Scorched Earth: A Novel of the Civil War and the American West

The Hancocks of Arkansas were true American pioneers: tough, enterprising, eager to make their own destinies. Then came the Civil War, the murderous conflict that sundered the bonds between brothers, destroyed most of a generation, and cast the Hancocks to the winds. Against this bloody backdrop, William Gear draws his readers irresistibly into the hopes, dreams, and despairs of the Hancock siblings.