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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.
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First published in Great Britain by Collins 1974
Copyright © Devoran Trustees Ltd 1974
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Source ISBN: 9780006158059
Ebook Edition © OCTOBER 2010 ISBN: 9780007402632 Version: 2018–10–08
To Mary Marcelle
Contents
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
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