This is the fourth book in a fourteen book series, and this will be the last I will bother trying - it isn't worth the pain. I skimmed to about 2/3 of the way through and it finally hit the wall. There is no romance, nor any character I even give a damn about. You will get plenty of history imparted, but it's all imparted via endless exposition. Did I really need pages and pages and pages of planning a cattle drive to Kansas? Seriously?
Oh, and non-PC language warning and I'm not just talking about liberal use of the 'n' word.
The fourth in the series and I’m seeing a pattern. The author seems to have only one type of male hero and applies it to most of the men in the family tree. Hoping the next eight has some surprises.