In the "late days of the depression" Ben Green heard talk of wild mustangs free for the taking in the Big Bend country of West Texas, so he headed west from Weatherford, Texas.

The story of a legendary horse who could run like the wind, but also hurt those who love him the most.

Two years after being thrown by her horse, Blackie, in a near-fatal accident, Sam returns to her family's ranch and meets a mustang that could be the missing Blackie, or the legendary Phantom, or both.

From the moment Panhandle Smith rides into a New Mexico town, he finds it without law, except that offered by the unscrupulous Hardmans through their puppet marshal. But Pan has been looking for the Hardmans so he can deal them his own brand of justice.

Only Steve Duncan and his friend Pitch know of the valley hidden behind the high cliffs of the remote Caribbean Azul Island. And only the two of them know of the beautiful, purebred horses that live there, under the watchful eye of the great red stallion, Flame. But when Pitch's half-brother Tom learns of this lost paradise, he will stop at nothing to make it his own, even if he has to destroy it.

A beautiful wild Australian mare gives birth to Thowra, an exceptional cream-colored foal, with a mane and tail that gleam silver in the moonlight. As Thowra grows through several seasons in the mountains the herd find survival difficult. The summer is worse, for that is when Man comes to try to capture Thowra, who becomes an obsession of mythic proportions.

The wild horses of the America West occupy a special place in the collective American consciousness. They symbolize much that has been lost to progress -- wide open spaces, self-sufficiency, and a sense of unabridged freedom. Unbroken Spirit explores the history of the wild horse in the West. From the extinction and reintroduction of the horse to the Americas and the horse's profound influence on Native America, to today's challenge of managing non-native...