Summary
In the untamed crucible of Wolfville, a burgeoning frontier settlement still grappling with its nascent identity, the arrival of Aaron Green, a lawyer imbued with the principles of codified justice, ignites a profound ideological clash. Green, a man of ambition and intellect, endeavors to supplant the deeply entrenched, visceral forms of retribution and dispute resolution – often culminating in the swift, unforgiving judgment of the gallows – with the measured deliberation of legal precedent and courtroom proceedings. However, Wolfville's denizens, hardened by a life where self-reliance and immediate, often violent, redress are not merely custom but perceived necessities for survival, find Green's sophisticated jurisprudence an alien, even emasculating, imposition. The narrative unfurls as a compelling exploration of a society at a pivotal crossroads, where the abstract ideals of law and order confront the raw, pragmatic realities of a community forged in fire and blood, ultimately questioning whether civilization can truly take root when its very foundations are met with such fierce, ingrained resistance.
Synopsis
An ambitious lawyer comes to the frontier town of Wolfville, but the townspeople prefer to settle their disputes the old-fashioned way, at the end of a rope.
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