The Guns of Valverde: Far Western Civil War - Softcover

Nagle, P. G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1611380553 ISBN 13: 9781611380552

Publisher: Book View Cafe, 2011

Synopsis

The captivating sequel to the critically acclaimed Glorieta Pass

The Texan Confederate army under General Henry H. Sibley, their supply train destroyed by the 1st Colorado Union Volunteers at Glorieta Pass, have only one prize remaining: a battery of Union artillery captured at the Battle of Valverde. The Texans, their force decimated, dispirited by the absence of fallen comrades, are determined to have some glory to show for their terrible losses. But standing in their way are Union Captain Alastar O'Brien and the Colorado Volunteers.

Young quartermaster Jamie Russell, wounded and taken prisoner by Union forces, devises a way to bring the guns to Texas. He escapes, convinces Sibley's brain trust to try his desperate scheme, and his plan becomes grim reality as both the Blue and the Gray are inexorably drawn into the deadly drama that is the Civil War.

Categories:
Books > Civil War Historical Fiction
Books > Literature & Fiction > American Civil War
Books > Literature & Fiction > Civil War
Books > Literature & Fiction > Historical Fiction
Books > Literature & Fiction > History
Books > Literature & Fiction > Military
Books > Literature & Fiction > New Mexico
Books > Literature & Fiction > Southwest
Books > Literature & Fiction > War

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About this title

From the Back Cover:

NEW MEXICO: 1862

The Texan Confederate army under General Henry H. Sibley, their supply train destroyed by the 1st Colorado Union Volunteers at Glorieta Pass, have only one prize remaining: a battery of Union artillery captured at the Battle of Valverde. The Texans, their force decimated, dispirited by the absence of fallen comrades, are determined to have some glory to show for their terrible losses. But standing in their way are Union Captain Alastar O'Brien and the Colorado Volunteers.

Young quartermaster Jamie Russell, wounded and taken prisoner by Union forces, devises a way to bring the guns to Texas. He escapes, convinces Sibley's brain trust to try his desperate scheme, and his plan becomes grim reality as both the Blue and the Gray are inexorably drawn into the deadly drama that is the Civil War.

About the Author:

P. G. Nagle was born and raised in the mountains of northern New Mexico some fifty miles from Glorieta Pass. An avid student of music, history, and humans in general, she loves the outdoors but hides from the sun.

Nagle's Far Western Civil War series has drawn critical acclaim for over a decade.  Glorieta Pass was honored as the sole finalist for the New Mexico Press Women's Zia Award.  Her short story "Coyote Ugly" received an honorable mention in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror and was honored as a finalist for the Theodore Sturgeon Award.

Nagle also writes fantasy and science fiction as Pati Nagle, and mystery as Patrice Greenwood.

About this edition

• Publisher: Book View Cafe
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1611380553
• ISBN 13: 9781611380552
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384
• Illustrator: Krohn Chris