Indian and Scout: A Tale of the Gold Rush to California

The California Gold Rush has transformed the frontier into something feral: a place where a man can strike it rich or die trying, where the law is just another rumor that hasn't made it over the Sierras yet. Into this brutal world steps Jack Kingsley, a young man whose father lies cold in the ground, murdered by a monster named Tusker Joe. Now Jack must find the man who took everything from him, even if it means hunting through mining camps teeming with prospectors, outlaws, and men who have already forgotten what mercy feels like. Tusker Joe is no ordinary villain. He's a towering, violent figure who has left a trail of bodies across the frontier, a man whose very name makes saloon keepers reach for their shotguns. As Jack pursues him across the lawless gold fields, he will discover that justice in this new territory is something a man has to carve out for himself with blood and sacrifice. F. S. Brereton delivers a ripping adventure that captures the raw, desperate energy of 1850s California, where fortunes are won and lost in a single card game, and the only law that matters is the one you carry on your hip.