The Chalice Of Courage: A Romance of Colorado

"The Chalice of Courage: A Romance of Colorado" by Cyrus Townsend Brady is an early 1900s tale that reveals how love and sacrifice emerge amidst the unforgiving landscapes of Colorado. The narrative centers around a tragic event involving Will and Louise whose lives are uprooted because of the perils of the wild. It starts with a scream slicing through a canyon as a woman falls off a path, which immediately throws her husband, Will, into a state of panic. Will is stricken with worry and self-blame, reminded of his insistence that she join him despite her own fears. Finding his wife severely injured, he faces an unimaginable choice: ending her misery. This tragic beginning lays the foundation for a story that explores the intensity of human emotion when intertwined with nature's beauty.