Synopses & Reviews
The basis for AMC cable network's first original production starring Robert Duvall and Thomas Haden Church. During the late 1800s two unique events were taking place in the American West. The British were deep in the throes of the Boer War and were coming to the U.S. to purchase horses for their military campaigns. Meanwhile, another trade was taking place. Chinese women were being kidnapped from the West Coast and brought to the interior west to serve as prostitutes. In Broken Trail, the story unfolds upon these historical facts, following the story of five Chinese women, kidnapped and destined for a life of misery, whose fate becomes intertwined with two horseman (Duvall/Church) wrangling horses for sale to the British Empire. In the process, we see the personal growth of Print Ritter (Duvall) from lonesome cowboy to father figure. Unlike most Westerns, Broken Trail's focus is on the female characters, making the story unique, compelling, and timely. In Duvall's own words, "Broken Trail completes a personal trilogy for me of Lonesome Dove and Open Range."
Review
"A rich and well-written western that offers humor and a glimpse of what the old west was like." USABookNews.com
Synopsis
A "bowed and bandy-legged old cowboy," Print Ritter is a man with miles of dusty trail under his well-worn belt. When his sister dies and leaves all she owns to him, Print feels it's only right to take her estranged son under his wing. The two horsemen one old, one young set off to seek their fortune on a last, long drive across the West. But the simple rhythm and reverie of trail life doesn't last, and before long they find themselves risking everything to save five kidnapped Chinese girls from a life of prostitution. Thus begins an epic and perilous journey that changes forever the fates of these young women, their unlikely guardians, and the other characters they meet along the way.
Broken Trail is a heartfelt, thinking-man's Western that infuses
sensibility and humor into the grim realities of the Old West. It is a
truly authentic story of fates intertwined, of old hearts finding new
purpose, and of the arduous road to right choices.
Synopsis
Based on historical documents and more than five years of research, Broken Trail tells the story of a rancher who comes across five Chinese girls who are being transported from San Francisco to Wyoming, where they will be forced into prostitution in a mining camp. The story, written by Alan Geoffrion, has been made into a screenplay. The movie will be released by AMC on June 24th and 25th, 2006 and stars Robert Duvall and Thomas Haden Church.
Synopsis
Fulcrum's first novel and the inspiration for the AMC original miniseries starring Robert Duvall and Thomas Haden Church. The story follows the lives of five Chinese women brought to Wyoming to serve as prostitutes in an outpost town, a common practice of the time. Their fates intertwine with those of two western horsemen--one of which, Print Ritter (Duvall's character), undergoes a period of personal growth, from rough-and-tumble cowboy to father figure.
About the Author
Alan Geoffrion has written short stories and screenplays, including Time and Chance, and has been in the horse business for more than forty years. He lives in the Virginia Piedmont.