Sierra Nevada Mountains, 1887: William Drayton, once a crack sharpshooter in the Civil War, has lost his wife and home. He has ascended to the high country, wanting never to be heard from again.
The inhabitants of Blood River live by the mercy of Miss Isabella and her daughter, as long as they're loyal. But strangers to the town receive no such grace. When the rain of blood begins, the reign of blood will end.
Cole Younger & The Black Train traces Cole Younger's experiences with the Black Train first as a teenager, then into adult life as he partners with Jesse James to create the most notorious outlaw band of the old West, the James-Younger gang.
