Breakheart Pass. Alistair MacLean

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Название Breakheart Pass
Автор произведения Alistair MacLean
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      ALISTAIR MACLEAN

      Breakheart Pass

      

Copyright

      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

      HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd. 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF

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      First published in Great Britain by Collins 1974

      Copyright © Devoran Trustees Ltd 1974

      The Author asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

      A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.

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      Source ISBN: 9780006158059

       Ebook Edition © OCTOBER 2010 ISBN: 9780007402632 Version: 2018–10–08

       Dedication

       To Mary Marcelle

      Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

       FOUR

       FIVE

       SIX

       SEVEN

       EIGHT

       NINE

       TEN

       Keep Reading

       About the Author

       By Alistair MacLean

       About the Publisher

       THE CHARACTERS

      JOHN DEAKIN

      COLONEL CLAREMONT

      COLONEL FAIRCHILD

      GOVERNOR FAIRCHILD

      MARICA FAIRCHILD

      MAJOR OȧBRIEN

      NATHAN PEARCE

      SEPP CALHOUN

      WHITE HAND

      GARRITTY

      REV. THEODORE PEABODY

      DOCTOR MOLYNEUX

      CHRIS BANLON

      CARLOS

      HENRY

      BELLEW

      DEVLIN

      RAFFERTY

      FERGUSON

      CARTER

      SIMPSON

      BENSON

      CARMODY

      HARRIS

      CAPTAIN OAKLAND

      LIEUTENANT NEWELL

      A Gunman

      US Cavalry

      Commandant of Fort

      Humboldt

      The Governor of Nevada

      The Governorȧs niece and

      the daughter of Colonel

      Fairchild

      The Governorȧs Aide

      US Marshal

      A villain of some note

      Chief of the Paiutes

      A gambler

      Chaplain elect for

      Virginia City

      US Army Doctor

      Engineer

      Cook

      Steward

      US Army Sergeant

      Brakeman on train

      A trooper

      US Army Telegraphists

      Three minor villains

      Passive but relevant

      The following bears very closely on the choice of 1873 as the date for this story.

CALIFORNIAN GOLD RUSH 1855-75
COMSTOCK LODE DISCOVERED 1859