Massacre at Pilgrims' Pass [Paperback]

Tim Lister Ed.D (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 30, 2007

Tim Lister's Massacre at Pilgrims' Pass is a compelling and fast-paced saga set in the hostile West of 1866. At Pilgrims' Pass, Cheyenne warriors attack a wagon train of pioneers and kill all except for a young Harvard-educated surgeon (Sylvester), who is left for dead, and his sister (Mimi) who is taken captive. In his quest to rescue his beloved sister, Sylvester encounters people completely different from him in speech, education, social mores and dress. He struggles to understand these people as he, simultaneously, fights to survive life in the savage West. For instance, he is befriended by an old gunfighter (Luke) and his partner (Joshua). Luke and Joshua decide to help Sylvester even though they find it difficult to understand his Harvard-educated speech and his East coast demeanor. They also find Sylvester's ignorance of the West to be aggravating, even life-threatening. While searching for his sister, Sylvester meets a beautiful Sioux Indian maiden who captivates his heart. Ultimately, he must choose between remaining in the West with the woman he loves, or returning to the civilized East to the culture he craves.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Tim Lister earned a BA degree in Physical Education & Psychology from Sacramento State University in Sacramento, California, an MS degree in Counseling from Wright-State University in Dayton, Ohio, and an Ed.D. degree in Educational Psychology from the University of South Dakota. Dr. Lister has worked as a college counselor in California for the last 30 years. In addition to his new book, Massacre at Pilgrims’ Pass, he wrote the nonfiction book, Man Greatest Fear, the Final Phase of Human Evolution, (under the pseudonym Tim Marshall, and available from Amazon.com), the crisis intervention training manual, To Care Is Not Enough, and the management skills manual, I’d Understand You If, You’d Just Make Sense. He has also written two screenplays: Massacre at Pilgrims’ Pass, and The Commitment. He is married to a pianist/songwriter from the Ukraine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 252 pages
• Publisher: BookSurge Publishing (July 30, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1419668536
• ISBN-13: 978-1419668531
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,502,323 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Really, really Bad, February 28, 2008

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Carlos Allende "book reader" (Santa Monica, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Massacre at Pilgrims' Pass (Paperback)

I read until page 46 of this book, so my review is until this page: pretty bad. Maybe it gets interesting later, but I doubt it.

At least I didn't buy it! I got it as a sample from Book Surge.

I bet the author created many accounts and wrote the other reviews.

The book is nothing else but a cliché. If I was reading a Wild West 10 page comic book, that would be okay, but why waste your time reading a whole book with characters out of yahoo avatars? No depth. Plus, the book is politically correct to the point of disgust. The Indians are "good", the "pale -faces" are invaders and evil, no in between. You can figure out who's good or bad depending if they refer to the "Injuns" as savages or the white men as trouble makers. Yet, the good guy is white and the girl has long blond hair that shines like gold... And there's a magical necklace that the guy gets trough some impossible coincidence too. And he gets lost in the desert but is rescued by an old guy that looks like Clint Eastwood and happens to be a blood brother of a Chief Indian, and by his African American Companion: United Colors of Benetton. Hmmm, I wonder if by page 200 the black guy dies in the arms of his white friend... And it seems by the back cover that the hero ends up meeting a Native American knock-out... Not planning to find out!!

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Story., April 28, 2008

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Dan T. (Marlin, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Massacre at Pilgrims' Pass (Paperback)

Great Story. I love westerns and I like to read Louis L'Amour, Max Brand, Will Henry, and Owen Wister. I bought this book because I like to try new authors. Glad I did. Sometimes I just like to lose myself in another time and place and this book really let me do that.
I felt like I was really in the old west, the descriptive writing style painted a vivid picture to let my imagination go wild.
It's a story that moves along really quickly and so I was never bored.
This book was an exciting trip into the past!

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie Material!, October 29, 2007

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Peardolce (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Massacre at Pilgrims' Pass (Paperback)

I don't usually read westerns, but this book was recommended to me, and am I glad I read it! The characters are interesting, the storyline moves swiftly (maybe a little too swiftly--left me wanting to know more deeply about the backgrounds of some of the characters--do I see a "sequel"?) and definitely kept my attention. I can imagine this story being made into a movie, it has all the elements for the big screen--gunfights, blood, sex, love and the crossing of social barriers. Guess those are all the important elements for a good western read too, eh?