A gripping tale of the planet Mars and the terrible monstrosity that called its victims to it from afar.

A history of this historic avenue of Westward emigration, from the first explorations through the Indian Wars. Over this route the Mormons made their lonely migration to the Great Salt Lake Valley. Also there were expeditions by Fremont, Stansbury, Lander. A final chapter describes the building of the transcontinental railroad.

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; The Goophered Grapevine; Po' Sandy; Mars Jeems's Nightmare; The Conjurer's Revenge; Sis' Becky's Pickaninny; The Gray Wolf's Ha'nt; Hot-foot Hannibal.

Kirk Munroe was a well-traveled writer and journalist who was born in Wisconsin, educated in Massachusetts, began his career in New York City, and finally settled in Florida. Once there, Munroe's proximity to Cuba likely influenced the point of view he employs in ""Forward, March"", a large part of which details the efforts of an American agent in Cuba during the war.