With his father sent off to Leavenworth Prison, young Pennington Malone didn't have much to hold him in his tiny Kansas town anymore. So when the traveling medicine show came along with its colorful strongman, Mr. Littlejohn, he decided to sign on and head for Dodge City to seek adventure.
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