Bitter Trail

About this book

In Bitter Trail Kelton tells the story of a tough teamster named Frio Wheeler whose wagons haul cotton from Texas to Mexico. Sounds like a peaceable enterprise? The problem is that the Civil War is raging throughout the South and Wheelers cotton is to be sold for goldgold used to buy guns and ammunition for the Confederate army. And added to his balky mules the broiling heat and killing drought of the Mexican dessert Wheeler has even more serious matters to contend His wagons are attacked his cotton bales are burned he is captured and tortured by bandidos in league with Union sympathizers and he is betrayed by his best friendhis former partner and brother of the woman he loves!