Dust and Glory : an African American Heroine’s Journey Through the Wild West

In a land where justice is bought and freedom is fragile, one woman refuses to be broken.Texas, 1870s. Etta Mae Johnson has known loss, hunger, and the crushing weight of injustice. But when a corrupt sheriff tries to drive her people from their land, she vows to return one day and claim what’s rightfully theirs. With nothing but her mare, Glory, and a dream too stubborn to die, Etta rides into the vast and dangerous West.From cattle drives and stampedes to storms and outlaws, Etta battles not only the unforgiving wilderness but the prejudice of those who doubt her place in it. Alongside a sharp-tongued cook, a quiet gunslinger, and a child with a gift for taming horses, she forges a makeshift family bound by grit and loyalty.But the West is a land of shadows. Rustlers prowl, secrets fester, and betrayal can come from within. As tensions rise, Etta must decide how far she’ll go to protect her people — and whether her father’s dream of freedom is worth the blood it will cost.For readers of Mary Doria Russell, Philipp Meyer, and Anna North’s Outlawed — Dust and Glory is a sweeping historical Western of survival, found family, and one woman’s fight to claim her place in a world that wants her gone.