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Wagon trains heading west were forced to defend themselves against Indians, cope with injuries and illness, and struggle to find food. The group of easterners, led by Rock Bannon, were scouting for a path but faced another problem. They were deceived. Bannon warned them to remain on the Humboldt Trail, but Sharon Crockett and the others refused to listen. Mort Harper, a stranger riding a black mare, dazzled them with his charm and good looks. He claimed the southern route was best, but it led straight to the harsh Salt Lake Desert. The harsh conditions would be brutal, and if Harper was not steering them toward those deadly alkali flats, where were they headed? What would happen once they got there?
First publish date: 1957
Genre: Western Fiction/Historical Western
Authors: Louis L'Amour
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