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Breaking trail

Jerry S. Drake · 2011

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Abandoned in childhood in pre-Civil War Texas, Tom Patterson grows up tough, wily, and surprisingly good-natured. These traits serve him well as a conscript cavalryman in the Confederate Army. His courage in combat and his resourcefulness in dangerous situations earn the attention, admiration, and friendship of his sergeant Ben Haley. Slightly order and more levelheaded, Ben is a big brother mentor to the impetuous Tom during the war, and afterwards, they remain friends and partners. Seeking new lives in the West, the two young men sign on with the Union Pacific. Serving as mounted guards, their duty is to protect construction workers on the transcontinental railroad from marauding Indians. With the battles of the war behind them, new and exciting adventures await as Tom and Ben face the many perils and the violence of the expanding frontier.

Book details

Year
2011
Language
English
Series
The Tom Patterson Western series
Publisher
Avalon Books
Editions
2
Pages
216
ISBN
9780803477216

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