A Home West of Nowhere
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The end of the century is near. The late 1880s. The American West was as wild and unpredictable as the people who settled it. A land of dreamers, prospectors, and outlaws. A land of gunpowder and guile.
In the aftermath of the American Civil War and the height of the Industrial Revolution , came the emergence of booming, bustling cities and expanding law enforcement.
The times of gunslinging outlaws living in the shadows on the run from bounty hunters and lawmen was coming to an end. The few active gangs roam the land, looking for infamy and wealth, but some are fighting just to survive. Those who made it out alive and broke away from their active gangs were never quite the same. For hardened criminals, trying to live a normal life and make an honest living can prove even more difficult.
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