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""E. V. Thompson is, as always, an extremely good storyteller.""Historical Novels ReviewWesley Curnowcomes tothe United States in search of an uncle who is working on the mines in Missouri. Taking passage on a boat from New York bound for New Orleans, he meets up with a charismatic U.S. Marshal who is en route to the western territories to bring law to the area. After a gun fight with pirates on the Mississippi River and an encounter with an attractive half-Mexican croupier, Wesleydiscovers thathis uncle has been forced to move away. After finding himself amidst a serious altercation with German miners, Wesley meets an old mountainman who teaches him proficiency with a revolver and then faces a final journey overland through inhospitable country."
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Author: Thompson, E. V.
- ISBN: 9780709087557
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 7.70 x 1.00
- Number Of Pages: 384
- Publication Year: 2010
Language:
English