Young Thomas Early lived with his mother and father in a sod house on a farm in the middle of a vast, desolate prairie. When he was only ten years old, both of his parents passed away. His distant aunt and uncle, Millie and Zachary Stockbridge, rode over to care for him. The three of them worked the farm for six years until Millie Stockbridge passed away. Soon after, Zachary suffered a fatal riding accident.With no remaining family, Tom Early abandoned the farm and rode west, hoping to find a pl...