Across The Purple Divide

Eighteen year old William Shannon, from rugged Durango and Mesa Verde area, crosses the purple divide eastward to adventure in the rough gold mining towns of Colorado. He soon learns the dangers still present in the 1800’s as he rides the Smoky Hill Trail into Kansas, fighting rebel Kiowa Indians along the way. In Abilene he experiences the brutal world of bare-knuckle boxing matches with the local champion and bully. When circumstance sends the young and eager rancher to New York City, he witnesses the complex schemes of the business world and tries his luck in making his fortune. After three years he returns to Colorado, near Canon City, to meet his betrothed and finds her family engaged in a gun-fighting range war. Follow William's experiences through his thrilling adventures in this fast paced tale written in the Western tradition.


Readers should be familiar with the Ross name on books dealing with fictionalized frontier history…Harold Ross spins a fine warn with a fantastic cast of frontier characters…
Glenn M. Busset, The Manhattan Mercury


Harold Ross is the next great Western story teller…His characters come alive...
Jim Roberts
Roberts Cowboy Outfitters
Abilene-Salina-Manhattan, Kansas