Riches Untold (Chronicles of the Golden Frontier #1) [Paperback]

Gilbert Morris (Author), J. Landon Ferguson (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Crossway Books (June 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581340141
• ISBN-13: 978-1581340143
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,117,091 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Gilbert Morris is among today's most popular Christian writers; his books having sold nearly six million copies worldwide. He specializes in historical fiction and won a 2001 Christy Award for the Civil War drama Edge of Honor. Once a pastor and English professor who earned a Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas, Morris lives with his wife in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CAN NOT PUT THIS BOOK DOWN ONCE YOU START!!!!!!!!!!!!, March 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Riches Untold (Chronicles of the Golden Frontier #1) (Paperback)

I LEARNED MORE AND WAS ENTERTAINED MORE ABOUT THE WILD WEST "GOLD FEVER" DAYS THAN ANY OTHER BOOK!! IT WAS SO GREAT I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN UNTIL THE LAST PAGE! I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT BOOK!! THIS IS A MUST BOOK FOR ALL WHO LOVE THE HISTORY AND GLAMOUR OF THE WILD, WILD WEST'S GLORY DAYS!!!!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shows the Strength of a Woman, October 4, 2003

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This review is from: Riches Untold (Chronicles of the Golden Frontier #1) (Paperback)

Starting during the Civil War, `Riches Untold' tells the story of Jennifer Hamilton a girl looking for love and adventure. After her father was killed during the battle of Fredericksburg, Jennifer hates the Union. One day Jennifer literally runs into Drake DeSpain, a union soldier. Even though he's a union soldier, Jennifer is taken with him and him with her. In order to be married they have to elope because of Jennifer's mother.

Soon Drake returns to the war and years pass. But soon the war ends and Drake returns and Jennifer hopes things will change. Well Drake goes through many jobs and swindles away his small paychecks. They had two children, a boy, named Grant, and a girl, named Abby. Abby took on her father's spirit and Grant took on his mother's calmness. Drake finally keeps a job, where he ends up getting in trouble, and put in jail. Once Drake is put in jail Jennifer has to move out of her small house and into her mother's house. Soon tragedy strikes and Jennifer must get a job. In the end she ends up working for the `Picayune' a newspaper in New Orleans. She starts from the bottom and works her way up

I really enjoyed this book. I believe this book shows the strength of a woman when she wants to get something done. This books shows how a woman can be independent and still get things done. I strongly recommend this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Gilbert Morris' best series yet., September 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Riches Untold (Chronicles of the Golden Frontier #1) (Paperback)

Riches Untold is the first book in the Chronicles of the Golden Frontier series with new author J.Landon Ferguson. This Christian novel contains wonderful historical facts and events about one of the most colorful events in American History (the gold and silver boomtown days). The characters are great and very believable. I can't wait for book #2.