Snowbound |
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Author:
| Wheeler, Richard S. |
ISBN: | 978-1-60285-783-4 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2010 |
Publisher: | Center Point Large Print
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $30.95 |
Book Description:
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Trapped in the snowbound Colorado mountains, John Fremont must fight his way out, battling the frigid elements in a harrowing journey over the backbone of the continent. In this tale of desperate danger and fierce courage, Wheeler presents the reader with a survival saga like none before it - a struggle of man against man, man against nature, and man against himself - a novel you will never forget. In this powerful biographical novel, Richard S. Wheeler tells the story of the American...
More DescriptionTrapped in the snowbound Colorado mountains, John Fremont must fight his way out, battling the frigid elements in a harrowing journey over the backbone of the continent. In this tale of desperate danger and fierce courage, Wheeler presents the reader with a survival saga like none before it - a struggle of man against man, man against nature, and man against himself - a novel you will never forget. In this powerful biographical novel, Richard S. Wheeler tells the story of the American explorer and hero, John Frémont, and his attempt to find a railway route to the West along the 38th parallel. Wheeler received the Owen Wister Award for his lifetime contribution to Western literature by the Western Writers of America.