Mysterious Robbery on the Utah Plains

Adventures on the American Frontier #3

by Stephen Bly

When her husband is killed in a railroad accident, leaving no pension or provision for the future, Daisy Hopewell opens a bakery with her three sons and sells doughnuts in northern Utah Territory in 1869. With the help of friends in the Union Pacific Railroad, Daisy secures a great location for her bakery at Promontory Point. Everyone converging on the Utah plains knows that when the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific Railroad lines join, history, as well as fortunes, will be made. The Hopewells just want enough profit to pay off some bills. Alex, the oldest, believes it is his responsibility to take care of his mother and his brothers. But nothing is simple. His younger brother Cyrus shirks his responsibility by trying to dream up new-fangled contraptions, a blonde-haired girl complicates Alex's life, and some menacing gunmen hide a mysterious package at the family's bakery. In the midst of almost losing everything, the Hopewells find that the Lord has had a plan all along, a plan that is even more exciting than the historic event they are allowed to witness in this final installment of the Adventures on the American Frontier series.

Genres: Westerns

144 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2003

About the author

Stephen Bly (August 17, 1944 - June 9, 2011) authored 100 books and hundreds of articles. His book, THE LONG TRAIL HOME, (Broadman & Holman), won the prestigious 2002 CHRISTY AWARD for excellence in Christian fiction in the category western novel. Three other books, PICTURE ROCK (Crossway Books), THE OUTLAW'S TWIN SISTER (Crossway Books), and LAST OF THE TEXAS CAMP (Broadman & Holman), were Christy Award finalists. He spoke at colleges, churches, camps and conferences across the U.S. and Canada. He was the pastor of Winchester Community Church, and served as mayor of Winchester, Idaho (2000-2007). He spoke on numerous television and radio programs, including Dr. James Dobson's Focus on the Family. He was an Active Member of the Western Writers of America. Steve graduated summa cum laude in Philosophy from Fresno State University and received a M.Div from Fuller Theological Seminary. The Blys have three sons: Russell (married to Lois) and father of Zachary and Miranda (married to Chris Ross) and mother of Alayah, Michael (married to Michelle), and Aaron (married to Rina Joye) and father of Keaton and Deckard. A third generation westerner, Steve spent his early years working on ranches and farms.

Reviews

[Roberto Galindo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Could have done se research and given more facts about the great events in promontory. For example, the tents went moving with the train tracts construction. Starts with a slug at Mormon women, natural for an evangelical pastor. Too much dialog in this book for my taste. Cute characters all along. Good for young readers.