The Claim Jumpers tells the story of Bill Emery who is taking part in the Cherokee Land Rush, looking for a homestead. Range of No Return is the story of Herb Cole and his struggle to rebuild his herd and his reputation after allegaions of cattle rustling. When the situation looks like it could not get any worse, someone murders rancher Jed Giboney, and before he dies, Jed points to Herb as his killer, enflaming every rancher on the range.

Young Barney Stansel had run away from home to join the Oregon Rifles - volunteer soldiers pitted against thousands of marauding Indians terrorizing the Northwest Territories. After an Indian raid that nearly wiped out his entire company, Barney, badly wounded, was left for dead. Rescued by the only other survivor, he had to make a bitter choice. The man who saved him was a deserter, and to stick with him meant being branded with the same iron.