In "Joe Pepper", the title character, while awaiting a hangman's noose, tells the story of how he discovered a propensity for violence while seeking revenge. The irony is that Joe's keen sense of justice puts him on the wrong side of the law. "Long Way to Texas", taking place just after the Civil War battle of Glorieta Pass in New Mexico, is the story of Lt. David Buckalew, whose remnant of Confederate riflemen is under siege and low on rations and water. Complicating matters is the young officer's self-doubt and fear of failure. Thomas Canfield of "Eyes of the Hawk", known to the Mexican citizens of his town of Stonehill, Texas, as "El Gavilan" - the Hawk - is not a man to forgive a wrong. He sets out to prove this to an insolent ranchman rival who intends building a fortune at Canfield's expense. The Hawk has a radically different idea: he will destroy the town before yielding to his enemy.
- ISBN10 076532976X
- ISBN13 9780765329769
- Publish Date 27 September 2011 (first published 1 January 1987)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 19 October 2012
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Forge
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 496
- Language English