Taken at the Flood oleh J. Michael Kirkland

Joshua McBride and his side-kick Captain Luther Chambers, his old mentor, head for Tucson, a little town in the Territory of New Mexico, newly acquired by the United States. Many call this additional landmass "the bowels of hell" due to the parched land, murderous Apache Indians and the harsh living conditions bereft of Anglo civilization. Each has his motives for taking a considerable risk. Joshua seeks his fortune; Chambers wishes to relive his past. A new land, new multicultural relationships, and new obstacles provide for events that make lasting impressions on their lives and the lives of their progeny. Cultural bias, once again raises its ugly head. This story, a sequel to the first novel, Equal and Alike, in the McBride series, reveals the next progression in the lives of Joshua McBride and Luther Chambers. The Captain is anxious to show Joshua the Sonora Desert where he roamed decades before, as a young man. Luther is very aware of the dangers and hardships they will endure. He has no misconceptions as to the harsh life they will experience. On the other hand, his young protege is oblivious. Luther, purposely , provides Joshua with little detail concerning what they will encounter. Colonel Terrance Lindsey, a well-positioned operative in Washington, DC, prods them to relocate to the new United States acquisition. He believes, if a Civil War can be averted, Tucson and its environs will experience great commercial success. Lindsey has profound influence over the two pilgrims. The culture existent in this part of the country is significantly different from what Joshua ever experienced. At first, the people and their lifestyle repulses him. He struggles to understand. Events occur that cause him to alter his impressions of those who surround him. The joys, as well as the heartaches experienced by Joshua in the mid-nineteenth century, are not so different from those we undergo today. Some things transcend time.