| Author: | Daniel Diaz | ISBN: | 9781465870056 |
| Publisher: | Daniel Diaz | Publication: | February 6, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Daniel Diaz |
| ISBN: | 9781465870056 |
| Publisher: | Daniel Diaz |
| Publication: | February 6, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
It is 1891 in northern California, the western frontier has only recently closed and the "Gilded Age" of "Robber Baron" is in full swing. Colorful personalities that take you deep into the story, such as the acerbic newspaper columnist Ambrose Bierce, the young "Oyster Pirate" Jack London, and the great naturalist John Muir, work, play and create their legends in this amazing book. Among the characters, Jeremiah Ignatuis Mc Elroy a legendary survivor of California Gold Rush days but now an aging bounty hunter turned tour guide, waits for life to play out its string.
Then out of the blue Jeremiah is offered a rich commission to track down and kill a phantasmal grizzly bear that is raising havoc among high Sierra ranchers. Thinking to top
Off his career with one final adventure, Jeremiah accepts. The stage is set for a fantastic journey, encompassing past present, from the waterfront saloons of Jack London’s Oakland to the lost Hetch Hetchy Valley of the Sierra Nevadas and a final reckoning with a true Indian Cure.
It is 1891 in northern California, the western frontier has only recently closed and the "Gilded Age" of "Robber Baron" is in full swing. Colorful personalities that take you deep into the story, such as the acerbic newspaper columnist Ambrose Bierce, the young "Oyster Pirate" Jack London, and the great naturalist John Muir, work, play and create their legends in this amazing book. Among the characters, Jeremiah Ignatuis Mc Elroy a legendary survivor of California Gold Rush days but now an aging bounty hunter turned tour guide, waits for life to play out its string.
Then out of the blue Jeremiah is offered a rich commission to track down and kill a phantasmal grizzly bear that is raising havoc among high Sierra ranchers. Thinking to top
Off his career with one final adventure, Jeremiah accepts. The stage is set for a fantastic journey, encompassing past present, from the waterfront saloons of Jack London’s Oakland to the lost Hetch Hetchy Valley of the Sierra Nevadas and a final reckoning with a true Indian Cure.
