Mark Dugan is co-author of The Grey Fox and author of five other books including Knight of the Road and Cold Lead.

Rarely in the twenty-first century will a "new" character from the nineteenth century be offered to students of Wild West history, but Mark Dugan's presentation of Frank Rande is one of those welcome rarities. This is a fascinating accounting of the life of a promising young man turning from a potential career in the fields of education or religion to outright degradation and criminality.- Roy B. Young, editor of the Journal of the Wild West History Association

Mark Dugan is co-author of The Grey Fox and author of five other books including Knight of the Road and Cold Lead.

Rarely in the twenty-first century will a "new" character from the nineteenth century be offered to students of Wild West history, but Mark Dugan's presentation of Frank Rande is one of those welcome rarities. This is a fascinating accounting of the life of a promising young man turning from a potential career in the fields of education or religion to outright degradation and criminality.- Roy B. Young, editor of the Journal of the Wild West History Association

Mark Dugan is co-author of The Grey Fox and author of five other books including Knight of the Road and Cold Lead.

Rarely in the twenty-first century will a "new" character from the nineteenth century be offered to students of Wild West history, but Mark Dugan's presentation of Frank Rande is one of those welcome rarities. This is a fascinating accounting of the life of a promising young man turning from a potential career in the fields of education or religion to outright degradation and criminality.- Roy B. Young, editor of the Journal of the Wild West History Association