For a year and a half it was the end of the trail for the Santa Fe Railroad headed west, and the Texas cattle drives coming north. It was born overnight, and became home for gamblers, saloon keepers, prostitutes, Texas gunslingers, and honest citizens hoping to create a peaceful new community. It was Newton, Kansas, and quickly earned the reputation as ""the wickedest town in the West."" Ted Baker, owner of Ted's Bakery, is embroiled in these calamitous events, culminating in the Hyde Park Massacre in which five men are killed and three wounded. In all, twelve persons are gunned down in those early years. Ted and his friend, Buck McNurty, a cowboy from one of the early cattle drives, try to turn the wild and violent town into a safe place to live. But the town suffers from more than just the gun play of the Texans. It also has a corrupt county government, experiences a major fire that destroys a significant part of the town, endures tornados and blizzards, and is hit by a...

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