Often regarded as Derleth's Best historical novel. It begins in the early years of the 19th century with exciting pages of Indian wars, of intrigue and double-dealing, as Hercules Dousman attempts to save the tribes from the rapacity of unscrupulous fur traders and army officers.

This little chapbook contains the four Aunt May stories that appeared in early Derleth story collections; and the newly discovered The Regeneration of Ben Secker, which has never been published before.

Critics regard Solar Pons and his assistant Dr. Lyndon Parker as the greatest successors to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson.

Four novels in one book - includes: Janna Meade; The Wind in the Cedars; Lamplight for the Dark; and Shayne's Girls