Ride the Red Earth Author:Paul I. Wellman It was the year 1715. Great empires in the New World were in the making. In the wealthy and vast Louisiana Territory, the fate of millions hung on the mighty struggle between the French and the Spanish. — Louis de St. Denis, chevalier of France, adventurer, Indian fighter, and legendary lover, was born t danger. But when he rode into Mobile, t... more »he French capital of Louisiana, ona secret mission for his king, far more than St. Denis' life was in the balance.