Campmates: A Story of the Plains

"Campmates: A Story of the Plains" by Kirk Munroe is a thrilling adventure novel set in a time of westward expansion. Tragedy strikes when young Glen Eddy, after discovering he’s adopted, boards a train to meet his father, an army officer; however, a terrible train wreck turns his world upside down, leaving him among the few survivors. The story unfolds as Glen, now orphaned and under the wing of a civil engineer named Mr. Hobart, sets forth into the wild and dangerous plains, encountering a world filled with challenges; themes of survival, identity, and growing up intertwine as Glen navigates the untamed West, seeking to find his place in a vast and changing frontier.

Kirk Munroe was an American writer and conservationist.