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One will not travel the road to vengeance only. Twelve-year-old Thomas Walker has never left New York City. His father, a visiting salesman wanting to make money by advertising Samuel Colt's recent technology, the "Improved upon Revolving Weapon", will take young Thomas with him on the road. But even the world's first true revolver cannot save them from risk, and what begins as an trip soon becomes a nightmare. Thomas soon discovers himself only, and must count by himself wits, courage, and persistence, as well as a wooden imitation of the Colt revolver, to safeguard himself. Luckily, an come across with a surly ex-ranger, Henry Stands, leads to an improbable collaboration, and both set out in perilous pursuit of vengeance. That's, if indeed they can break free the thieves who lurk around each trail, river, and road - and who have already stolen much from Thomas. In the heart of The Sisters Brothers and True Grit, this free, elegant, and emotionally resonant history conveys, through a boy's eyes, a lovely father-son history, as well as the interesting history of how the labor and birth of the revolver modified the course of violence in the us. Road to Reckoning offers a windowpane into the history of the North american Western and the heart and soul of a youngster yearning for love.
