California!

California!
ISBN-10
0786022094
ISBN-13
9780786022090
Category
Fiction
Pages
390
Language
English
Published
2010-11-23
Publisher
Pinnacle Books
Author
Dana Fuller Ross

Description

During the 1848 Gold Rush, a former Texas Ranger, an Eastern attorney, and a crippled war veteran and his wife are among the pioneers whose values and courage are tested in the quest for gold and the struggle to create a new life.

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