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Deadly Innocent

Tragedy on the Trail to Gold

by (author) Bill Gallaher

Publisher
TouchWood Editions
Initial publish date
May 2004
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781894898119
    Publish Date
    May 2004
    List Price
    $18.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781926741888
    Publish Date
    Feb 2011
    List Price
    $9.99

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Description

Best-selling chronicler of the gold rush Bill Gallaher now brings us the compelling story of the Rennie brothers.

 

Lured by dreams of wealth and a better life, William, Gilbert and Thomas Rennie set out for the Cariboo goldfields in the spring of 1862. But because of their late departure, they encountered unimaginable consequences. They crossed the prairies in good order with the famous Father Lacombe and continued along the well-marked trail of the Overlanders into the mountains. But after that, nothing went according to plan.

 

Deadly Innocent captures the essence of this drama in its riveting account of love, hope and the limits of human endurance. The third of Bill Gallaher’s chronicles of the Cariboo gold rush, Deadly Innocent is a captivating addition to his treasure trove of stories about the gold rush and fascinating characters from B.C.’s past.

About the author

Bill Gallaher is a well-known singer and songwriter who has also worked as an air-traffic controller and taught social studies. He is the author of The Frog Lake Massacre and The Luck of the Horseman, the first two books in the Wild Jack Strong trilogy. He has also written several other novels, which include The Promise: Love, Loyalty and the Lure of Gold; The Journey: The Overlanders' Quest for Gold; A Man Called Moses: The Curious Life of Wellington Delaney Moses; and Deadly Innocent. Please visit www.members.shaw.ca/billgallaher.

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