When gold was discovered in California in 1849, the news spread like an electric shock through the United States and its territories. There were three ways to get to those gold fields and the promise of incredible riches: overland by wagon train, horse or on foot; by ship around Cape Horn; or by stem-wheeler through the Gulf of Mexico, thence overland to the Pacific. Wayfaring Strangers follows travelers on all three of these arduous and dangerous journeys, whose lives are connected by more than the fortunes sought in California.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Vivid narrative, memorable characters, surprise plot twists.,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wayfaring Strangers (Five Star First Edition Western) (Hardcover)
In 1849, the news the gold had been discovered in California swept the country and launched a mass migration of men seeking their fortunes in the goldfields of the west. There were three routes to California. The first was by sailing ship around Cape Horn. Fleeing prison and a duel in Charleston, Rob Merriman and Clayburn Collins booked passage on the Inverness to Boston, only to have the ship's crew mutiny and take the ship to the new gold fields. A second route was by stern-wheeler through the Gulf of Mexico, and then go overland to the Pacif. This was the choice of Trevor Sloan, father of the man Merriman killed in the duel took in his mission to even the score. The third way was overland by wagon train, horse and on foot. Lisa Sizemore's parents sold their inn to finance the family's trek. Lisa felt she would never see Clay Collins again. Those who survived their arduous and dangerous journeys come together in California with very unexpected results in Tim Champlin's highly recommended Wayfaring Strangers. Champlin is a superb storytelling with a masterful ability to seize his reader's total attention with a vivid narrative, memorable characters, and unexpected plot twists.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb, masterful, "Old West" storytelling.,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wayfaring Strangers (Five Star First Edition Western) (Hardcover)
In 1849, the news the gold had been discovered in California swept the country and launched a mass migration of men seeking their fortunes in the goldfields of the west. There were three routes to California. The first was by sailing ship around Cape Horn. Fleeing prison and a duel in Charleston, Rob Merriman and Clayburn Collins booked passage on the Inverness to Boston, only to have the ship's crew mutiny and take the ship to the new gold fields. A second route was by stern-wheeler through the Gulf of Mexico, and then go overland to the Pacif. This was the choice of Trevor Sloan, father of the man Merriman killed in the duel took in his mission to even the score. The third way was overland by wagon train, horse and on foot. Lisa Sizemore's parents sold their inn to finance the family's trek. Lisa felt she would never see Clay Collins again. Those who survived their arduous and dangerous journeys come together in California with very unexpected results in Tim Champlin's highly recommended Wayfaring Strangers. Champlin is a superb storytelling with a masterful ability to seize his reader's total attention with a vivid narrative, memorable characters, and unexpected plot twists.
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