The Night Riders: A Romance of Early Montana

"The Night Riders: A Romance of Early Montana" by Ridgwell Cullum is a historical fiction about frontier life where a recent Harvard grad named John Tresler journeys to Montana hoping to become a rancher. The story begins in the fading Forks Settlement, where Tresler encounters a colorful group of locals, including the observant Slum Ranks, who clue him in on the settlement’s struggles with powerful rancher Julian Marbolt and his cruel foreman, Jake Harnach. As Tresler adjusts to his new setting and the tensions of the settlement begin to surface, the ominous presence of the Night Riders hints at dangers that will test Tresler’s resolve, force him to mature quickly, and draw him into a possible romance with the mysterious Diane Marbolt.