Brief description:
From the dust jacket:
This story of frontier Army life in the American Southwest has plenty of action, moves rapidly, and has its full share of romance. Lieutenant Philip Royall, a young West Pointer who volunteers for duty beyond the Mississippi, is not only one of the finest shots seen in recent fiction, but one of the most reckless and attractive heroes.
Service in the Army under a tyrannical commanding officer at Fort Gibson, troubles with a corrupt frontier politician, and a battle with the Comanches provide plenty of opportunity to test the courage and character of the handsome Easterner. So does the love of two women: a wild and passionate half-lndian girl, and the shy, lovely daughter of the Indian Commissioner.
There is a tough, hard-bitten private whose murderous assault on Royall is one of the most shocking and brutal fights. Finally, out of murder and tragedy. and out of a battle that never should have been fought, Royall finds himself.
This story of frontier Army life in the American Southwest has plenty of action, moves rapidly, and has its full share of romance. Lieutenant Philip Royall, a young West Pointer who volunteers for duty beyond the Mississippi, is not only one of the finest shots seen in recent fiction, but one of the most reckless and attractive heroes.
Service in the Army under a tyrannical commanding officer at Fort Gibson, troubles with a corrupt frontier politician, and a battle with the Comanches provide plenty of opportunity to test the courage and character of the handsome Easterner. So does the love of two women: a wild and passionate half-lndian girl, and the shy, lovely daughter of the Indian Commissioner.
There is a tough, hard-bitten private whose murderous assault on Royall is one of the most shocking and brutal fights. Finally, out of murder and tragedy. and out of a battle that never should have been fought, Royall finds himself.
Publication
J.B. Lippincott,(1951) 1st,Hdbk,DJ,,Good