Russell Guy Emery, aka “Warner Hall” (1909-1946) was a West Point graduate who, as commander of an infantry regiment in Luxembourg, lost a leg and won a Silver Star for rescuing one of his own men from a minefield during WWII. He later became an Assistant Professor of Law at West Point and a respected defense attorney in NY. He also wrote short stories, novels (Front for Murder) and a biographies.
A big, rugged story of Alaska...and of a spectacular woman as wild as the land that bred her.
John Crahan is a trouble-shooting engineer who likes big jobs and passionate women…and the Alaskan deal looks made-to-order. The job is to stake out a road through the virgin wilderness of the Mena Peninsula. And his guide is a woman whose structural magnificence is as challenging as the great mountains that loom on the horizon…and he’s determined to conquer them both. What he doesn't realize is that it may cost him his life.
A big, bold, adventure classic, back in print for the first time in over 60 years.