The Orphan

"Tradition had it that The Orphan was a mongrel, a half-breed, asserting that his mother had been a Sioux with negro blood in her veins. It also asserted that his father had been nominated and unanimously elected, by a posse, to an elevated position under a tree; and further, that The Orphan himself had been born during a cloudburst at midnight on the thirteenth of the month. The latter was from the Mexicans, who found great delight in making such terrifying combinations of ill luck." 'The Orphan' is a Western novel about a hero by the same name. His sharp shooting skills will come in handy as he contends with bandits, Indians and the harsh desert lands of the Wild West.