"The North Fork" is an historical novel set on the North Fork of the Red River during the period of 1863 to 1897. Historical events on the southwestern frontier, including Indian raids, epic battles, establishment of the reservations, destruction of the buffalo herds, the Buffalo War, cattle drives up the Western Cattle Trail to Dodge City, the Greer County boundary dispute, the coming of the settlers and the creation of Oklahoma Territory shape the lives of the people, both historical and fictional, who live along the North Fork--a place where cultures clash as lives become intertwined.