Like many of the genre, the story of Midnight starts before his birth or even conception, and lays the basis for a satisfying and entertaining read. We have the conflict between the squatter and the big rancher, the difference of ideals between the foreman and his boss, and the fascinating world of wildlife, which the author portrays so well, we could be there in the meadows and canyons of the North American southwest.

The author tells the stories of the animals in a way that is not often seen in this type of literature: frank and without romantic embellishment, letting us get a glimpse of the real wilderness and its inhabitants as they struggle to survive predators, weather, drought, and the preditations of man.

Never preachy, Rutherford Montgomery just tells us the way it is, and leaves us richer for the experience.