He was a tough enforcer for a New York gang.
All he could do was hope that his years on the Bowery had left him with the smarts he needed to keep himself alive..
Tom had himself stuck in the middle of the feud before sunset on his first day in town.
He didn\'t know that a high-stakes cattle drive was headed his way and that leading it was a vindictive rancher bent on settling an old score, even if he had to destroy the town to do it.
Tom figured that a knuckle-and-skull man from Five Points would be perfect for the job.
He landed in a small Kansas town that had big dreams, no name, and the need for an honest lawman.
But when young Tom Shanaghy made one too many enemies, he skipped town on a fast-moving freight.
He was a tough enforcer for a New York gang