Tom Swan is a young man growing up in the center of the Muscogee Creek Nation in Indian Territory.
Taught by his father the art of handling a pistol he is led to a job of a shotgun guard for a payroll.
As Tom becomes known for his abilities, a veteran U.S. Marshall working out of Fort Smith, takes young Tom under his wing to teach him about the right side of the law. They become a team to be reckoned with in the territory. He and his partner get into big business and big trouble where fast guns aren't always the answer.

"Little Man's Dream" is the story of Spunky Davis. An older Thoroughbred trainer who like so many other little people dream of raising a horse good enough to run in the derby that first Saturday in May. Spunky meets young Bill Patton. Bill, a runaway from his abusive alcoholic father is looking for a job at the racetrack. His experience breaking horses gets him a job with Spunky. Bill takes over the chore of breaking the Spunky's two-stud colt Gray Light. Bill and the colt reach an understanding. A young lady apprentice jockey, Cassie Morgan takes over the daily riding chores. Later, Bill recommends that Spunky let the young lady ride Light in his first race. This is the real beginning of the "Dream." As a three-year-old Gray Light and Cassie take the racing world by storm, they finally qualify for the Derby Spunky has dreamed about for so long: being at the Derby that first Saturday in May.

Tom Swan is a young man growing up in the center of the Muscogee Creek Nation in Indian Territory.
Taught by his father the art of handling a pistol he is led to a job of a shotgun guard for a payroll.
As Tom becomes known for his abilities, a veteran U.S. Marshall working out of Fort Smith, takes young Tom under his wing to teach him about the right side of the law. They become a team to be reckoned with in the territory. He and his partner get into big business and big trouble where fast guns aren't always the answer.

Zane Grey, Louis L'Amour, these names conjure up vivid pictures of the West, dangerous, rough and untamed. In this first novel in the "North to the Tallgrass" trilogy, Lonnie Magee weaves the same vivid tapestry. You will find familiarity in the Howard family saga. His attention to detail, wry sense of humor, and his ability to draw you into the story will have you swearing that you are there amongst the herd; pushing towards an undetermined but exciting destiny.

Lonnie Magee is fast becoming one of America's best western authors. In the first of the "Tallgrass Trilogy," "The Drive," James Howard kept the family ranch in Texas going while his father was away fighting the War Between the States. When his father returned, it was to a parched and bleak land with cattle selling only for the hides. James and his father decide to take a chance and move their cattle north where they heard cattle prices were much better. The adventures along this early cattle drive and the Howard family's introduction to the "tallgrass," has many readers eager to follow this family in their new adventures.

"Settling In" continues with James and his new Indian wife, as well as his friends and neighbors, fighting more than just outlaws in order to keep their cattle ranch growing.

So, sit back, get comfortable and follow the "Settling In" process for the Howard family . in the Tallgrass.