Publisher's Synopsis
HONOR...OR SURVIVAL? It was Martha Doak's last wish-and it may lead Slate Creed to his last showdown. Creed promised the half-blood squaw that he'd see her son Little Bee safe and sound to his uncle in the Choctaw Nation. Trouble is, the trip will take him through some of the meanest badland settlements the Nations have to offer-towns where Little Bee's kind isn't wanted-and the rebel Creed is. As murderous bushwhackers stalk their trail, the boy and Creed live by quick wits, cold steel, and an unbreakable pact...But this time, will the Texas rebel's pact break him? A JOURNEY BEGINS "You'll probably be wanting fresh water," said McGuire, "so you might as well go on into the center of town to the well ... Then take the left fork past Stidham's store, and you should find yourself a decent place soon after that. Go too much farther, and you'll be among the Indians and the coloreds. You won't want that, of course. Not with your daughters being with you." "Thank you, Sergeant," said Thayer abruptly...Come on children, let's be going." He offered the reins to Nimbus back to Creed and the reins to Payday to Drake. "Good luck to you, Reverend," said McGuire. "I wish you a safe journey." "Thank you, Sergeant," said Thayer. He snapped the lines over the mules, and the wagon lurched forward. As the second wagon passed him, McGuire repeated his good wishes to Tyler and Louise, and then he did the same when Creed and Little Bee rode by him. They, in turn, bid him a forced but polite farewell? "Including the sergeant?" asked Little Bee. "Sure, him, too." "Horses' asses," said the boy succinctly. Creed laughed and said, "You got that right." Based on actual records, this exciting epic series captures the postwar West as you've never seen it before-the explosive story of a town held hostage by Northern corruption...and the one man who dared to fight back. Hallettsville, Texas, and many of the characters and events depicted in this series are real.
