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Arivaipa Canyon by Jon Dorrough
Length: 72,000
Genre: Western
Series: This is the first in a series of three books using the same characters
Sentence: A Cavalry Scout is stalked by one of the Apache's most deadly warriors.
Blurb: An Apache war Chief roams the hills outside Camp Grant waiting to fulfill a blood-oath to find and kill the Cavalry scout. Will the scout realize he is being stalked in time and will he be able to rescue the beautiful Colonel's daughter the Apache took in time to save her from a terrible death?
Synopsis: Chakko, War Chief of the Arivaipa Apaches, leads his warriors in a killing spree across the vast Sonoran desert in 1872 Territorial Arizona in revenge for the recent massacre of his tribe. Chakko ambushes a supply wagon train and kills everyone except Devlin, who escapes, leaving Chakko unconscious in the dirt for his warriors to find. Chakko regains consciousness and discovers that he has lost the trust of his warriors and thus his status as war chief. Chakko realizes that he must find and kill the white man who wounded him in order to regain the trust of his warriors. Devlin reaches the safety of Camp Grant where he is hired as Scout for the 5th Cavalry.
Devlin meets the Colonel's daughter, Virginia Colesworthy, and falls instantly in love. Captain Rickles, the Colonel's adjutant, becomes a jealous and deadly enemy who wants the Colonel's daughter for his own. Captain Rickles plots to drive Devlin away from Camp Grant by first spreading lies about him, then sending him on increasingly dangerous missions, and finally having him beaten close to death. While Devlin's life becomes increasingly perilous inside Camp Grant, Chakko lurks in the nearby hills watching and waiting. Chakko kidnaps Virginia Colesworthy and takes her into the mountains hoping to draw Devlin to him. Devlin races to rescue Virginia and tracks Chakko to a mountain meadow where they have a climatic fight to the death. Although grievously wounded, Devlin kills Chakko, rescues Virginia, and wins her love.
Bio: No publishing credits. Author is a degreed Electronic Engineer with a long interest in Arizona History. Author has visited the site of the historical events depicted in the story and has accurately described historical events, people and places of the period as they are presented in the book.
Endorsements: Suggest Don Coldsmith, Cotton Smith, and Peter Brandvold be contacted via the Western Writers of America. I have met them all and after reading my book I'm sure they will be happy to offer an endorsement.
Film: It tells the story of the US Cavalry and the little known tribe of Arivaipa Apaches in 1872 Territorial Arizona and the Cavalry's struggle to first pacify then fight the Apaches. During this period the citizens of Tucson, by attacking the pacified Arivaipa Village and killing 300 women, children and old men while all the warriors were away, caused the Apaches to go back to war. |
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NOTE: All material is copyright protected. No portion of this material may be copied or reproduced, either electronically, mechanically, or by any other means, for resale or distribution without the written consent of the author. All copy has been dated and registered with the American Society of Authors and Writers. Copyright 2007 by The Swetky Agency |
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