The Deliverance

by Richard S. Wheeler

  Some of the characters in the story are historical. These include William Bent, Alexander Barclay, Lucas Murray, Juan Andres Archuleta, Governor Manuel Armijo, and U.S. Consul Manuel Alvarez. All of them have been depicted fictionally.

  I am grateful to that formidable historian and editor, Dale L. Walker, for supplying me with ideas and material and encouragement.

  RICHARD S. WHEELER

  NOVEMBER 2001

  This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

  THE DELIVERANCE

  Copyright © 2003 by Richard S. Wheeler

  All rights reserved.

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  eISBN 9781466822993

  First eBook Edition : May 2012

  First Edition: March 2003

  First Mass Market Edition: January 2005