Where Rivers Run West
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Sixteen-year-old Rory Fraser believes his future is measured in a fortune that glitters. Restless and dreaming of striking it rich, Rory trades the tired fields of his family’s Indiana farm for the perilous promise of Leadville, Colorado, a legendary boomtown where fortunes are made and lost in a single day.
Driven by the siren call of the rugged West, Rory plunges headlong into an unforgiving landscape marked by brutal labor, bitter trials, and dangers he never imagined. Each grueling mile and harsh reality chips away at the naive farm boy, revealing a core of hidden resilience. Rory must forge himself anew, transforming from hopeful prospector into a stalwart frontiersman determined to survive the punishing wilderness.
As the battle for survival intensifies, his quest for gold and silver begins to fade. Rory discovers that true wealth is not found in the riches he sought, but the enduring spirit of human grit, the strength found in a life carved from the land itself, and the power of a love born of standing fast against all odds.
Join Rory Fraser on an epic journey beyond the boomtown for a story of survival, self-discovery, and the enduring wealth of a life truly lived.
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Praise for this book
I liked the history base all though the story of the West in the late 1800s. I liked the protagonist 's character, values of life, and the work ethic to build for the future with the stick-to-it when the work was raw with heavy heaves of the body. The determination of building for the future that made the West grow from wild to ease for families. Parts of the book of the protagonist 's jobs of hauling silver ore mines in Colorado's high mountains. Some of the scenes the author's words pulled me into the tenseness of life and death stories whereas I could hear all the different sounds, and capturing the fearful thoughts during the dangerous problems.
The author showed great skill with his choices of words through out the complete book.
I recommend this book to those who likes history combined with good clean fiction.