LEAPS THE LIVE THUNDER By Garald Lagard New York: William Morrow Company, 1955. First edition, first printing. Fine; in a nearly fine dust jacket (just a hint of edge wear). Jacket illustration by Harry Schaare. Jacket flap price of $3.50 still intact. "Rackham Ballarol joins Nathan Bedford Forrest's command in Rome GA and makes two new friends. Previously while blockade running cotton to Nassau he met and befriended Kelsie a dancer who now has joined a circus in the Confederacy and provides the romantic interest. Rack has a big yellow cat named Colonel Turpentine who figures in the story. Rack and friends engage in cavalry raids, scouting, and spying in furtherance of the Confederate cause. Periodically Rack comes into contact with Kelsie and his antagonist circus owner and Yankee spy."--goodreads. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT BOOKS THANKS! Created by Seller's Assistant Basic.