One man's attempt at dodging the war while on a treasure seeking mission for gold, leads him on a quest that he never imagined possible. As he crosses state borders from North to South, he is hell bent on determining his own path, until circumstances continue to fuel his situation beyond his control. With each tacking pace of the train, he will eventually venture into the bayous of Louisiana where he is beaten and left for dead, until he is discovered by someone that can alter the course of his destiny forever, but not before many battles are waged against him. Eventually, he is brought to a place where he must choose to live as a soldier of misfortune or discover the real reason why he began his journey in the first place. From the timber mills of Wisconsin, into the deep South and the rugged West, nothing will keep Daniel Stone from going after what he wants, neither the cruelty of strangers or the vengeful warriors of the plains, while the Civil War looms around him. He would rather die trying to get where he wants to go, than to live with the regrets of a life unlived... Ford At Valverde, is the first place category Laramie Award winner for best civil war, pioneer and western fiction 2013. fiction romance western civil war, fiction romance historical civil war, historical romance civil war, fiction romance military, historical fiction & literature genre action & adventure mens adventure civil war, historical fiction & literature genre action & adventure civil war, historical fiction & literature action & adventure suspense civil war, historical fiction & literature genre historical romance civil war, civil war romance, civil war fiction, fiction war military civil war, fiction mens adventure civil war, historical fiction western civil war, westerns, westerns civil war romance, Valverde, New Mexico, Ford At Valverde, Civil War, War, American Civil War, U.S. History Civil War