Corporal Burke Langdon thought he was escaping from the doldrums of frontier army life when he was assigned to take six strange-looking speckled Nez Perce horses from Fort Boise to Fort Walla Walla.
Trooper Langdon's dreams of rest and relaxation evaporate when he and his partner, Private Freddie Stahl, find themselves in the middle of a deadly conflict involving a wagon train of Oregon-bound Missourians, a Snake Indian war party and a group of Army deserters, led by a renegade sergeant.
The deadly climax takes place in the shadow of mysterious Malheur Butte.
Bill Gulick spins a rousing tale of treachery, violence and courage, set in the early 1860's, on the dusty, sage-covered Snake River Plain. Gulick uses years of research to create an entertaining and exciting story for readers of all ages.
About the Author
Bill Gulick is considered by many to be the dean of Northwest history writers. During a career spanning more than half a century, Bill has written more than thirty books, five movie scripts and more than 200 articles and stories for newspapers, national magazines and television.
A long-time Washington state resident, Gulick has won numerous regional and national awards. He was one of the founders of the Western Writers of America.
