Former Army Major, Tappan Duvarney, veteran of the Civil War,(the War between the States) and the Indian fighting , is tired.All he wants of life ,is a little money.So he can marry his fiancee, Jessica Trescott.Finally receiving just $ 7,000 of his wealthy, ship owning father's estate ,in Virginia.His family mansion was burnt and their ships, destroyed.They were Union supporters ,from the South!Unwisely investing with an old friend, Tom Kittery,( the cattle business) in Texas.Tappan, doesn't know that Tom, is waging a bloody feud, with the Munsons. Meeting Mady Coppinger ,Tom's girlfriend on the ship,to Texas, he learns the truth.Arriving at the Lone Star State's town of Indianola,Duvarney is jumped, by you guessed it, a couple of Munsons.Dispatching both quickly ,with a few punches.He soon finds a dead man on the street.The deceased, was with the Kittery faction.Showing great courage, Tapppan buries the body, against the Munsons wishes.Mady had told him ,how to safely contact Kittery .The Captain of the vessel, also warned him about the leader of the Munsons ,Jackson Huddy , a killer ,who likes to shoot a man, when his back is turned!Relucantly he joins the fight ,after a friend is murdered.Killings abound and Jessica comes to town unexpectantly.More danger, the nameless 1875 Hurricane, hits Matagorda Island. Will it reach Indianola. Can the people seeking shelter, from the storm, including Jessica and Mady, gathered inside the courthouse,survive?
