The Colonel's Daughter: Or Winning His Spurs is a novel written by Charles King. The story is set in the late 19th century in the American West and follows the life of a young officer named Jack Winthrop. Jack is stationed at Fort Crockett, where he meets and falls in love with the beautiful and spirited daughter of the fort's commanding officer, Colonel Henry Lee. Despite the disapproval of her father and the challenges of frontier life, Jack is...