The Spirit Horses and The Scalp Hunter

by Lou Cameron

Secretary of War Jeff Davis has heard that Napoleon is keeping peace in the Sahara with a detail of men on camels. However, in the ‘American Desert’, Davis’ own troops have failed to halt a renegade band of Apaches. To Davis, a desert is a desert. And, if the beasts can be saddled, the U.S. Cavalry can ride them. A herd of camels is purchased. And some of Davis’ finest troopers ride off atop the obstinate creatures on the trail of the savage murderers. Led by a courageous young officer named Caldwell, an Indian scout tagged Rabbit-Boss, and a half-crazed camel trainer called Haji Ali, they saddle up the unlikely mounts and ride into the desert hell of the Mojave …


Lou Cameron’s acclaimed WWA Spur Award-winning western finally available in ebook, as part of the new series of ‘Piccadilly Doubles’.


Also in this THE SCALP HUNTER by Robert E. Howard

ebook

First published June 27, 2014

Reviews

[Jonathan Ammon · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Spur Awards are inconsistent and I primarily know Lou Cameron as a prolific writer of men's adventure and western pulps, so I was surprised at how good this western was. Cameron keeps the scenes and dialogue constantly interesting and uses violence effectively. There's also some risky dialogue on a number of social and political issues that probably plays a little too much to multiple sides, but again that's interesting. A quality western well worth the read if you can get over the history-based premise of camels in the desert.