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      Copyright © 2018 J. A. Johnstone

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      PUBLISHER’S NOTE

      Following the death of William W. Johnstone, the Johnstone family is working with a carefully selected writer to organize and complete Mr. Johnstone’s outlines and many unfinished manuscripts to create additional novels in all of his series like The Last Gunfighter, Mountain Man, and Eagles, among others. This novel was inspired by Mr. Johnstone’s superb storytelling.

      If you purchased this book without a cover, you should be aware that this book is stolen property. It was reported as “unsold and destroyed” to the publisher, and neither the author nor the publisher has received any payment for this “stripped book.”

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      ISBN: 978-0-7860-4593-8

      Electronic edition:

      ISBN-13: 978-0-7860-4023-0 (e-book)

      ISBN-10: 0-7860-4023-8 (e-book)