Wings of the Hawk
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Book Overview
An action-packed adventure of the Old West from the author of "Trial at Fort Keogh.".. REVENGE CAN TURN A BOY INTO A MAN...AND PUT A MAN SIX FEET UNDER At just fourteen, Jim Tracey found himself without a friend in the world, running from the Indian war party that had killed his father. But he was saved by a pair of grizzled old fur trappers, and he learned to fend for himself and live off the land. When Jim finally returns home to St. Louis, he finds that there was more to his father's murder than he'd thought. Though the Indians did the killing, someone else did the planning--someone too close for comfort. Now young Jim must untangle a thick web of lies, and when the dirty dealings come to light he will come face-to-face with a murderer. But if he tastes the vengeance owed him, it won't be as the boy everyone knew as Jim--it will be as a man named Trace McCall...
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0451200934
ISBN13:9780451200938
Release Date:August 2000
Publisher:Signet Book
Length:352 Pages
Weight:0.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Wings Of The Hawk - Charles G. West
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This is the first book from Charles G. West I have read , and he writes an excellent western novel . This is a story of Trace McCall from youth to a man. Trace is 14 years old when his father is killed by indians. Alone in the mountians he is found by two old trappers that teach him how to survive in the mountians. If you like stories about mountian men and their lifes in the mountians you'll love this book .Can'nt wait to read the rest of the series.
McCall's Son
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
Trace McCall has a love relationship with a pretty Shoshoni maiden. Her father does not approve of this relationship and steels her away. The father does not know it but his daughter is with child. She marries a member of the tribe so the child will have a father. She names her son White Eagle. Several years later a renegade band of Sioux raid and kill off most of the Shoshoni people. White Eagle must now wander into the world of the white man looking for his paternal father. Mr. West gives us another great story.
Very good, but slightly flawed....
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
"Wings of the Hawk" is the first book by this author I have read, and I have to start out by saying that this is a well-paced, well thought out book. Mr. West writes an excellent Western novel. The flaws (and admittedly this is a bit of nit-picking) come in some research errors, to wit: The cap-lock rifle, while defintely superior to the flintlock, was not used to any great extent prior to late 1840's. The mountain men hung on to their flintlocks long after the caplock was proven, the main reason being simply that there was no way to resupply yourself with caps if they became wet or lost, but a piece of flint (or a workable substitute) was relativly easy to find...The other problem here is that the hero, Jim Tracy, a.k.a. Trace McCall, ALWAYS wins...and always with little or no problem...As a 14 year old in the beginning of the book, he escapes Indians, "professional" hit men (so to speak), tops a horse trading con man and always without significant problems. Despite this (and I admited I was nit-picking remember)the book is well worth reading...the "downfall" of the rendevous system is acturally pictured, and the future adventures of Trace McCall are eagerly awaited...
Wings of the Hawk-Charles West
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This was a wonderful book, with well developed characters. I couldn't put it down. The young herois outstanding, the plot fantastic. Mr. West did an excellent job on this one. I am saving it to read again.
can't wait for the next book in this series
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
As an avid reader of western books, I have to say Mr. West did a wonderful job with this one. This story of young Trace McCall growing from youth to manhood is epic adventure. This book was very hard to put down, I read this book in two days. I look forward to the next book in this series. If you like to read about the adventures of American mountain men you will love this one.
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