About this title: Entrenched on a poorly sheltered island, many of Seamus Donegan's crack squad of Army scouts lie dead - and many more are dying. Led by Colonel George Forsythe, fifty seasoned plainsmen have combed the Colorado Territory in search of Cheyenne. Along a fork of the Republican River, these brave men suddenly find themselves outnumbered twenty to one. Now Donegan, his fellow scouts and his long-lost uncle are trapped - and under attack. Together the dwindling band awaits a heroic last-minute rescue from the merciless nine-day siege - known today as the Battle of Beecher Island...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Book is in good reading condition. Cover has wear at edges and corners, and may have creases. Spine has wear at edges and may have creases. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780312929633ISBN:0312929633
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 400 p. Plainsmen (Paperback), 3. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Date Published: 1992-03-15
ISBN-13:9780312929633ISBN:0312929633
Description: Good. Mass Market Paperback. General paperback wear, bends in spine, possible bends from reading on the cover, and may have a bookstore stamp inside cover. Quick response! read more
Edition: Eighth Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780312929633ISBN:0312929633
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Date Published: 1992-03-15
ISBN-13:9780312929633ISBN:0312929633
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"Terry C. Johnston proves his writing talents in The Stalkers: The Battle of Beecher Island, 1868 (the third book in Johnston's Plainsmen series.) As in the preceding two books (Sioux Dawn and Red Cloud's Revenge, also excellent books) Johnston uses his fictional protagonist Seamus Donegan to provide a supsenseful, intriguing, exciting and educational look at the events of the settling of the American West. In The Stalker's, Seamus Donengan finds himself (along with his long lost but now found Uncle Liam O' Roarke) trapped on a small island by vast numbers of Cheyenne warriors. Throughout the book, Johnston alternates between action filled sequences of battle and well written dialogue that offers an interesting perspective on what sort of emotions and thoughts might have been experienced by soldiers pioneering the American West. Aside from the thorough presentation of frontier history trough the eyes of American soldiers and civilians, Johnston also offers in alternating chapters perspective through the eyes of the Native Americans of his books (again, Johnston deals with actual historical figures and events as witnessed through the eyes of a fictional character.) So all in all, this book is another excellent installment in Terry Johnston's Plainsmen series that offers an educational and exciting read that I would strongly recommend for history buffs, western fans, or anybody looking for a great read."
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