Bound for Gold
A Peter Fallon Novel of the California Gold Rush
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4.5 • 35 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Rare-book dealer Peter Fallon returns in a thrilling historical novel about the California Gold Rush, by New York Times bestselling author William Martin
Bound for Gold continues New York Times bestselling author William Martin’s epic of American history with the further adventures of Boston rare-book dealer Peter Fallon and his girlfriend, Evangeline Carrington. They are headed to California, where their search for a lost journal takes them into the history of Gold Rush. The journal follows young James Spencer, of the Sagamore Mining Company, on a spectacular journey from staid Boston, up the Sacramento River to the Mother Lode. During his search for a “lost river of gold,” Spencer confronts vengeance, greed, and racism in himself and others, and builds one of California’s first mercantile empires.
In the present, Peter Fallon’s son asks his father for help appraising the rare books in the Spencer estate and reconstructing Spencer’s seven-part journal, which has been stolen from the California Historical Society. Peter and Evangeline head for modern San Francisco and quickly discover that there’s something much bigger and more dangerous going on, and Peter’s son is in the middle of it. Turns out, that lost river of gold may be more than a myth.
Past and present intertwine as two stories of the eternal struggle for power and wealth become one.
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Martin's engrossing sixth Peter Fallon novel (after 2012's The Lincoln Letter) takes the Boston-based historian and rare book dealer to San Francisco, where his lawyer son is handling the last will and testament of wealthy Maryanne Rodgers. A codicil in her will states that before her estate can be liquidated, all seven original sections of a journal written by Maryanne's pioneer great-grandfather, James Spencer, must be gathered together and digitized. These are in the hands of various far-flung relatives and include an account of Spencer's voyage from Boston to California's gold fields in 1849. What seems like a straightforward job for Fallon is, of course, anything but. International gangsters, the FBI, assorted fraudsters, and even a vintner or two keep things jumping. Sections of Spencer's vividly written journal alternate with the contemporary action and bring the adventures and heartaches of the California gold rush to life while shedding light on the era's racism, rough justice, and occasional kindness that forged friendships to last a lifetime. Martin provides a thought-provoking view of American history along with plenty of thrills.
Customer Reviews
Another “Gem”
I have read every William Martin novel and he never fails to entertain! His extensive research is revealed as he portrays numerous characters and historical background, entwining them in spellbinding tales. Bound for Gold follows his successful formula, reviving the relationship between Peter Fallon and Evangeline Carrington as they seek to solve historic mysteries and assist Peter’s son LJ. First rate reading and another gem in Mr. Martin’s collection.