Smoke Wagon

Readers who enjoy tall tales built around real historyand arent turned off by the sight of a bit of bloodwill enjoy this read. Booklist LAST STOP ON THE TRAIN RIDE TO HELL Welcome to Ironhead Station, Indian Territory, where the train tracks end and the real action begins. The hell-on-wheels construction camp is the final destination for hard-drinking sinners, gamblers, and outlaws. And woe to the man who tries to clean it up. Morgan Clyde is a former New York City policeman and Union sharpshooter who lost everything in the Civil War. But hes still got his guns and his guts. Some folks say hes meaner and tougher than the Devil himself. Which is why the owners of the MK&T Railroad hired Clyde for one hell of a job. They plan to extend the rails through Indian Territory, connecting Missouri and Kansas to Texas. . But the ornery citizens of Ironhead Stationwant to keep things just the way they are. Theyve already killed the first two lawmen who tried to tame their town. Now theyve put together a welcome wagon to greet Clyde, including one half-mad preacher, one hillbilly assassin, and twenty trainrobbing bushwackers. Theyre laying plans to stop the railroad dead in its tracksalong with their new lawman . . . Theres just two things the folks of Ironhead Station didnt take into account: You cant stop the wheels of progress. And you cant stop a legend like Morgan Clyde . . . Page-turning excitement and fast-paced action . . . a must-read for western novel enthusiasts. The author creates a rich and powerful picture. Historical Novel Society