Matagorda: A Novel

ISBN: 0553281089

Author: L'Amour, Louis

Condition: New

Tap Duvarney lost his innocence in the War Between the States and then put his skills to the test as a soldier in the frontier army. Now, leaving behind a devoted fiancée, he is trying to make his fortune on the Texas coast, working a ranch as the partner of his old friend Tom Kittery-and finding himself in the middle of a feud between Kittery and the neighboring Munson family. Around Matagorda Island, most people are either backing the Munsons or remaining silent. But the danger from outside Kitterys camp is nothing compared to the threat within, as Tap begins to suspect that Kitterys woman, a Texas-born beauty who misses the glitz and glamour of city life, isnt everything she appears to be. Tap is quickly discovering that he must go to war again. But will it be with the Munsons-or with his closest friend?