The Spirit Horses and the Scalp Hunter

Secretary of War Jeff Davis has heard that Napoleon is keeping peace in the Sahara with a detail of men on camels. However, in the 'American Desert', Davis' own troops have failed to halt a renegade band of Apaches. To Davis, a desert is a desert. And, if the beasts can be saddled, the U.S. Cavalry can ride them. A herd of camels is purchased. And some of Davis' finest troopers ride off atop the obstinate creatures on the trail of the savage murderers. Led by a courageous young officer named Caldwell, an Indian scout tagged Rabbit-Boss, and a half-crazed camel trainer called Haji Ali, they saddle up the unlikely mounts and ride into the desert hell of the Mojave …Lou Cameron's acclaimed WWA Spur Award-winning western finally available in ebook, as part of the new series of 'Piccadilly Doubles'.Also in this volume: THE SCALP HUNTER by Robert E. Howard Lou Cameron was an American novelist and a comic book creator. The film to book adaptations he wrote include None But the Brave starring Frank Sinatra, California Split, Sky Riders starring James Coburn, and the award winning CBS miniseries How the West Was Won, collaborating with Louis L'Amour.He created the character LONGARM under the housename "Tabor Evans" and wrote at least 52 of the more-than-400 books in the series. He wrote the RENEGADE series as "Ramsay Thorne", and the STRINGER series under his own name. He has received awards such as the Golden Spur for his Western writings.