About the author: Robert M. Utley is a retired National Park Service official who writes Western history full-time. He is the author of fifteen books, including Lone Star Justice: The first Century of the Texas Rangers, A Life Wild and Perilous: Mountain Man and the Paths to the Pacific, The Lance and the Shield: The Life and Times of Sitting Bull, and Billy the Kid: A Short and Violent Life. 

Image description: The cover has a soft, peachy orange color. The artwork on the cover features multiple depictions of horses and riders, and some individuals fighting, depicting a dynamic movement and historical storytelling. The title is printed to the right, right above the center of the cover, and the author's name is printed at the bottom of the cover.