Flintlock Trail [Paperback]

John Legg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1997

A young fur trapper finds trouble and a chance to prove himself on a journey up the Missouri, in a novel by the author of " Fire Along the Big Muddy."

Jacques Maxwell is the illegitimate son of a Louisiana slave owner and a Creole slave. He runs away at 16, fights in the War of 1812, and ultimately signs on with the Missouri Fur Company. Maxwell encounters more than his share of adventures, including numerous skirmishes with Indians as well as betrayals by the men he considered to be his friends. "Flintlock Trail" is an action-packed western that is also the story of one man's search for his identity.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Harpercollins (Mm) (July 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061010642
• ISBN-13: 978-0061010644
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,216,802 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Flintlock Trail has made a Western fan out of me!, June 28, 1998

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Holly Fuhrmann ([e-mail]) (PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flintlock Trail (Paperback)

Jacques Maxwell's father was a Louisiana plantation owner, his mother half-Cajun, half-Creole slave. Jacques is a man who broke the bonds of slavery and set out to make his way in the world. His journey takes him from New Orleans; to love and ultimately heartbreak as he fights along side of Jean Lafitte in the war of 1812; to St. Louis; and finally into the untamed American territory, where he finds the love of a beautiful Crow woman, Dancing Water. Is it desire and love he sees in her eyes, or is it a mask of betrayal?

Flintlock Trail is a marvelous book by veteran writer John Legg. Legg has the ability to capture the sights and sounds of a time gone by. His characters are three dimensional and fully come into their own, carrying the reader along on their journey. John Legg is a writer who manages to strike sparks in Flintlock. Whether he writes as John Legg, or Will McLennan, Mr. Legg's books are on my must buy list.