The Lonesome Wind is episode one of the Buffalo Grass Rider Series. It chronicles the story of Bolton Ashton. Born in 1829 among the green hills of Tennessee, Bolt shares a distant ancestral link to a savage Cherokee warrior. Despite his seemingly quiet nature, Bolt struggles to control the warrior spirit dwelling within him. This journey takes him to Gettysburg, the rolling plains of Texas, and, finally, the vast buffalo grass ranges of Montana.