To tame a land

I absolutely fell in love with Rye, such an unassuming badass. Westerns catch a lot of undeserved criticism for being gun worshipping propaganda. This story follows the reluctant gunman, Ryan Tyler, as he navigates growing up as an orphan in the dangerous Old West. He fights to hold onto the morals instilled in him by his late parents, even when faced with the ultimate betrayal.

One of Louis L'Amour's better westerns. Basically, a coming-of-age story about a young man making his way in the wild west.
The name is misleading – no land is tamed in this story.