ALISTAIR MACLEAN
Breakheart Pass
HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd. 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF
First published in Great Britain by Collins 1974
and by Fontana 1976
Copyright © HarperCollinsPublishers 1974
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Source ISBN: 9780006158059
Ebook Edition © OCTOBER 2010 ISBN: 9780007402632
Version: 2020-07-29
To Mary Marcelle
Contents
| JOHN DEAKIN | A Gunman |
| COLONEL CLAREMONT | US Cavalry |
| COLONEL FAIRCHILD | Commandant of Fort Humboldt |
| GOVERNOR FAIRCHILD | The Governor of Nevada |
| MARICA FAIRCHILD | The Governor’s niece and the daughter of Colonel Fairchild |
| MAJOR O’BRIEN | The Governor’s Aide |
| NATHAN PEARCE | US Marshal |
| SEPP CALHOUN | A villain of some note |
| WHITE HAND | Chief of the Paiutes |
| GARRITTY | A gambler |
| REV. THEODORE PEABODY | Chaplain elect for Virginia City |
| DOCTOR MOLYNEUX | US Army Doctor |
| CHRIS BANLON | Engineer |
| CARLOS | Cook |
| HENRY | Steward |
| BELLEW | US Army Sergeant |
| DEVLIN | Brakeman on train |
| RAFFERTY | A trooper |
| FERGUSON CARTERSIMPSON | US Army Telegraphists |
| BENSONCARMODYHARRIS | Three minor villains |
| CAPTAIN OAKLAND | Passive but relevant |
| LIEUTENANT NEWELL |
The following bears very closely on the choice of 1873 as the date for this story.
| CALIFORNIAN GOLD RUSH |