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Road to reckoning

When his traveling salesman father is murdered in nineteenth-century Pennsylvania, spirited twelve-year-old Thomas Walker forges an unlikely partnership with surly ex-ranger Henry Stands, who embarks on a perilous quest for vengeance.

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  • "When his traveling salesman father is murdered in nineteenth-century Pennsylvania, spirited twelve-year-old Thomas Walker forges an unlikely partnership with surly ex-ranger Henry Stands, who embarks on a perilous quest for vengeance."
  • "When his traveling salesman father is murdered in nineteenth-century Pennsylvania, spirited twelve-year-old Thomas Walker forges an unlikely partnership with surly ex-ranger Henry Stands, who embarks on a perilous quest for vengeance."@en
  • "-- The Sisters BrothersRoad to Reckoning offers a window into the history of the American West and the heart of a boy yearning for love."@en
  • "A novel that hits right to the heart of fans of Cold Mountain and True Grit. Set in 1837, this is the remarkably poignant story of 12-year-old orphan Thomas Walker and his treacherous journey home through the wide open lands of America. 'I, to this day, hold to only one truth: if a man chooses to carry a gun he will get shot. My father agreed to carry twelve.' Young Tom Walker cannot believe his luck when his father allows him to accompany him on the road, selling Samuel Colt's newly-invented revolver. They will leave behind the depression and disease that is gripping 1830's New York to travel the country together. Still only twelve years old, Tom is convinced that he is now a man. Fate, it seems, thinks so too ...On the road west the towns get smaller, the forests wilder, and the path more unforgiving. A devastating encounter cuts their journey tragically short, and leaves Tom all alone in the wilderness. Struggling to see a way home, he finds his only hope: ageing ranger Henry Stands, who is heading back east. Tom's resolve to survive initiates an unlikely partnership that will be tested by the dangers of the road ahead, where outlaws prowl."@en
  • "Twelve-year-old Thomas Walker has never left New York City. His father, a traveling salesman hoping to earn money by selling Samuel Colt's recent invention, the "Improved Revolving Gun," takes young Thomas with him on the road. But even the world's first true revolver cannot save them from danger, and what starts as an adventure soon turns into a nightmare. When his father is murdered, Thomas must rely on his own wits, courage, and determination, as well as a wooden replica of the Colt revolver, to protect himself. Luckily, an encounter with a surly ex-ranger, Henry Stands, leads to an improbable partnership, and the two set out in perilous pursuit of vengeance - that is, if they can escape the thieves who lurk around each trail, river, and road."
  • "New York, 1830s. Still only twelve years old, Tom Walker cannot believe his luck when his father allows him to accompany him on the road, selling Samuel Colt's newly invented revolver. Tom is convinced that he is now a man - and Fate, it seems, thinks so too... On the way west, a devastating encounter cuts their journey tragically short and leaves Tom all alone in the wilderness. Struggling to see a way home, he finds his only hope: aging ranger Henry Stands, who is heading back east. Tom's resolve to survive initiates an unlikely partnership that will be tested by the dangers of the road ahead, where outlaws prowl. THE ROAD TO RECKONING is a poignant story of the redeeming power of loyalty, courage, and companionship."

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  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Large print books"@en
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  • "History"
  • "History"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Large type books"
  • "Suspense fiction"

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  • "Road to reckoning : [a novel]"
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  • "Road to reckoning"
  • "The road to reckoning"
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  • "Road to Reckoning a Novel"@en
  • "Road to reckoning : a novel"@en

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