Calgary: The Iron City

In a city forged by greed, one man will gamble his soul to own it all.

Calgary, 1913. The economic boom is a gold rush, and the currency is real estate. For Ben, a destitute but fiercely ambitious young man, it's a battlefield. Starting as a lowly clerk, he uses his brilliant, calculating mind to exploit the weaknesses of the city's booming speculators, learning that information is a sharper weapon than money.

Guided by a secret alliance with Eleanor, the sharp-witted daughter of a cattle bar...