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Rivers West

Jean Talon leaves his home in French Canada and embarks on a dangerous journey to the American West.

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  • "Jean Talon leaves his home in French Canada and embarks on a dangerous journey to the American West."@en
  • ""He killed me," the dying man had said. "He stabbed me." Those words stayed with young Jean Talon as he journeyed westward, finally reaching the Missouri in search of a simple and honest life building river boats. But the stranger died. And that meant unraveling a deadly knot that tied together a vicious renegade's army, the Louisiana Purchase, and the missing brother of a beautiful, headstrong woman. Too near the truth to break away, Jean Talon turns in the tools of his trade for a far more dangerous kind of work--the kind that either gets men killed or earns them a new home in a violent, untamed land."@en
  • "Two hardy young men brave the dangers of the frontier and the hazards thrown in their way by the Baron Richard Torville who is scheming to take over the Louisiana Territory."@en
  • "Two hardy young men brave the dangers of the frontier and the hazards thrown in their way by the Baron Richard Torville who is scheming to take over the Louisiana Territory."
  • "Jean Talon strikes out at a man who intends to make the Louisiana Purchase his personal kingdom."@en
  • "Journeying westward from his native Quebec, Jean Talon "stumbles upon a deadly conspiracy involving a young woman's search for her missing brother and a ruthless band of renegades" who want to take over the Louisiana Territory and turn it into an independent nation. Can Jean stop them and also realize his dream of becoming a builder of frontier steamboats?"@en
  • "Setting off to seek his fortune, Jean Talon, a young shipwright, discovers a dying British soldier who asks him to find and seek revenge on his murderer."@en
  • "1821 was a time of golden opportunity in the West. For Jean Talon, it meant a chance to build. But there were others in the land--unscrupulous men eager to seize what couldn't be gained lawfully."@en
  • ""His dream was to build magnificent steamboats to ply the rivers of the American frontier. But when Jean Talon began his journey westward, he stumbled upon a deadly conspiracy involving a young woman's search to find her missing brother, and a ruthless band of renegades. Led by the brazen Baron Torville, this makeshift army of opportunists is plotting a violent takeover of the Louisiana Territory. Jean swears to find a way to stop this daring plan. If he doesn't, it will not only put an end to all his dreams; it will change the course of history - and destroy the promise of the American frontier." -- p.[4] of cover."
  • "Journeying westward to pursue his dream of building steamboats to sail the rivers of the American frontier, Jean Talon stumbles into the middle of a young woman's search for her missing brother and a deadly conspiracy, led by Baron Torville, to seize control of the Louisiana Territory."
  • "His dream was to build magnificent steamboats to ply the rivers of the American frontier. But when Jean Talon began his journey westward, he stumbled upon a deadly conspiracy involving a young woman's search to find her missing brother, and a ruthless band of renegades. Led by the brazen Baron Torville, this makeshift army of opportunists is plotting a violent takeover of the Louisiana Territory. Jean swears to find a way to stop this daring plan. If he doesn't, it will not only put an end to all his dreams; it will change the course of history'and destroy the promise of the American frontier. From the Paperback edition."@en

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  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "History"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Western stories"
  • "Western stories"@en

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  • "Rivers West"@en
  • "Rivers west / S"
  • "Rivers west : a novel"
  • "Veien mot vest"
  • "Rivers west"@en
  • "Rivers west"
  • "De red mod vest"@da
  • "Rivers west / WESTERN"@en

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