Four Color #1221

In "The Snow Walkers," eight deserters from the Army steal horses from the Cartwrights and kill their Paiute hired hand, setting off a deadly chain of consequences. With winter closing in and the threat of retaliation looming, the Cartwrights and their friend Rolf Thorsen take to the snow on skis in a desperate bid to recover the stolen horses and stop a blood feud before it begins.

In "Rapiers at Paiute Creek," an Austrian Baron arrives in the Ponderosa area with his cattle herd, stirring tension among neighboring ranchers who fear the animals may carry Texas Tick Fever. As suspicion grows, old rivalries and frontier instincts flare, setting the stage for a clash of wills under the wide Western sky.

A quick, vivid look at five real-life duels that shaped American history, from Hamilton and Burr’s fateful encounter to Lincoln’s early clash with James Shields—each moment captured in stark, compelling detail.