Coming Soon: The Long Ride to Freedom
Story by Cindy Beall, Written by Cindy Beall and Chloe Rachel Gallaway
Trading refinement for raw wilderness, Montague discovered that his greatest wealth was not in titles or inheritance, but in the pursuit of an untamed dream. He built unlikely friendships with Native Americans and rode alongside founding figures of the West, the likes of General Nelson Miles of the US Army, Theodore Roosevelt, and Frederick Remington. He was mentored by known frontiersman James H. Cook, who taught him not only the skills of survival, but the wisdom of how to steward the land and bridge the gap between two worlds, the old and new.
His journey was also one of love and devotion. Helen, his longtime sweetheart, was given only six months to live after being diagnosed with tuberculosis. Monty pleaded with her father, Dr.Richard Dill, to bring her west, believing that the vast, unspoiled landscapes of New Mexico could offer her a second chance at life. In the sacred Gila Mountains - where ancient cottonwoods whispered the wisdom of the past and Native roots ran deep - Helen healed. She bore a child, played her piano beneath the open sky, and, against all odds, became a medicine woman, drawing upon the healing knowledge of both indigenous and settler traditions.
Monty, once a British intellectual sipping tea in Cambridge, became a man of the wild - one who rode with mustangs, faced down grizzlies, and met the heart of the West with unwavering resolve. When Montague Stevens lost his arm in a devastating hunting accident in 1885, it could have marked the end of his legacy. But instead, it became the beginning of his transformation. In the unforgiving landscape of the American West, where disability could mean death, Monty rose - not in spite of his loss, but because of it. With unwavering strength and resilience, he met adversity head-on, becoming an even greater version of himself. His journey leaves us with a profound truth: the will to thrive beyond hardship lives not in the body, but in the enduring power of the human heart.
About Chloe Rachel Gallaway
Chloe Rachel Gallaway, author and story medicine guide, called by real life experience and reverence for true stories, has brought to life the narrative for Long Ride to Freedom. With a gift for weaving ancestral memory and compelling narrative, she added historical depth and spiritual undertones that will resonate with today’s audience.
Her own work as a memoirist (The Soulful Child: Twelve Years in the Wilderness) and guide for legacy storytelling has made her a trusted voice for those seeking to tell the stories that matter most. In Long Ride to Freedom, Chloe interprets archival history, emotional subtext, and ancestral wisdom into vivid scenes and a rich, character-driven plot. Her approach brings voice to the voiceless, light to what has long been buried, and breathes new life into a legacy ready to be remembered.