About the Book Isom Darts frontier adventures have made a profound impression on the young man. In a matter of a few months he was nearly mauled by a bear, jailed with a murderer, tied up and left to die alone in the woods, and lost his left ear and nearly his life to an ax-wielding woman. The ex-slave-turned-cowboy was an early settler and successful rancher in the northwest corner of Colorado. Book Synopsis ISOM DART AND AN ASSORTMENT OF SCOUNDRELS: The Last of the Tip Gault Gang ISOM DARTs recent frontier adventures made a profound impression on the young man. In a matter of a few months he was nearly mauled by a bear, jailed with a murderer, tied up and left to die alone in the woods, lost his left ear and nearly his life to an ax-wielding woman, almost stabbed to death by an Indian brave, nearly burned at the stake, almost massacred by Indians, and ambushed for rustling horses. He was not sure how long his luck could hold out. His real name was Ned Huddleston. The ex-slave turned cowboy was an early settler and successful rancher in the northwest corner of Colorado called Browns Park. He was both a friend of the infamous Butch Cassidy and his ranching neighbors. He also made some powerful enemies. The life of Isom Dart was never dull, and often dangerous.