The federal government has declared war on the Burrells, and this time it has brought enough men and iron to wipe the Slash B from the earth. With only days remaining before the guns open fire, Elias Burrell and his battered crew must prepare for the battle that could end them all.
Senator James Baines has arrived in the Sabine Valley carrying a federal writ, two companies of cavalry, and orders permitting him to crush armed resistance as an act of insurrection. His ultimatum gives every family in the condemned corridor six days to abandon its land, but his true objective is the destruction of the Burrell ranch and the evidence that could expose the powerful syndicate behind him.
While Delia races to place that evidence before a federal judge, Elias must somehow buy her the time she needs. Outnumbered, badly wounded, and facing artillery, Gatling fire, and professional soldiers, the Burrell crew turns the valley itself into a weapon, destroying roads, collapsing supply lines, and bleeding Baines’s army for every yard it advances.
Yet Baines has built his campaign on more than military strength. He has the authority of the Republic behind him, and every act of resistance gives him another reason to unleash it. As the Slash B is battered into ruin and the survivors gather for a final stand, Elias must decide how far he is willing to go to protect his family, his people, and the blood-soaked ground they refuse to surrender.
The Burrells have defeated cattle barons, hired killers, and industrial empires, but they have never faced an enemy capable of calling their defiance treason. Ride into the explosive sixteenth Texas 1866 adventure and discover whether even the full power of the federal government can break the family that refuses to yield.
Genre: Western
Senator James Baines has arrived in the Sabine Valley carrying a federal writ, two companies of cavalry, and orders permitting him to crush armed resistance as an act of insurrection. His ultimatum gives every family in the condemned corridor six days to abandon its land, but his true objective is the destruction of the Burrell ranch and the evidence that could expose the powerful syndicate behind him.
While Delia races to place that evidence before a federal judge, Elias must somehow buy her the time she needs. Outnumbered, badly wounded, and facing artillery, Gatling fire, and professional soldiers, the Burrell crew turns the valley itself into a weapon, destroying roads, collapsing supply lines, and bleeding Baines’s army for every yard it advances.
Yet Baines has built his campaign on more than military strength. He has the authority of the Republic behind him, and every act of resistance gives him another reason to unleash it. As the Slash B is battered into ruin and the survivors gather for a final stand, Elias must decide how far he is willing to go to protect his family, his people, and the blood-soaked ground they refuse to surrender.
The Burrells have defeated cattle barons, hired killers, and industrial empires, but they have never faced an enemy capable of calling their defiance treason. Ride into the explosive sixteenth Texas 1866 adventure and discover whether even the full power of the federal government can break the family that refuses to yield.
Genre: Western
Used availability for Robert Hanlon's Texas 1866: Burrell's Dust