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Harrison Wilke #2
Reaching Colorado
Tenderfoot Harrison Wilke wondered about the three heavily armed, avoiding the town, carrying gold coin in their saddlebags. Alert. Surly. Arrogant. Robbers, Harrison concluded; they must have robbed a bank or a train. Harrison thought about the money in the saddlebags while he worked. He had no idea how much was there or where it might have come from. But he was convinced that these three unpleasant men had come by its possession dishonestly. The question was, what should he or could he do about it? As his hands moved at the routine tasks of dishwashing, he was beginning to get an idea….
242 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1984
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Frank Roderus
97 books7 followersFrank Roderus wrote his first story—it was a western—when he was five. It was really awful, as might be expected, but his mother kept that typed and spell-checked short story tucked away until the day she died.
Later, Frank became a newspaper reporter, thinking that books are written by authors which he most assuredly was not. He kept trying to write though, and eventually did it wrong enough to learn how to get it right. That first sale, a young adult novel published by Independence Press, was more than thirty years and a good many books ago.
As a journalist, the Colorado Press Association awarded Frank Roderus their highest award, the Sweepstakes Award, for the best news story of 1980, and the Western Writers of America has twice named Frank recipient of their prestigious Spur Award. Frank passed away at age 73 in December 2015.
Later, Frank became a newspaper reporter, thinking that books are written by authors which he most assuredly was not. He kept trying to write though, and eventually did it wrong enough to learn how to get it right. That first sale, a young adult novel published by Independence Press, was more than thirty years and a good many books ago.
As a journalist, the Colorado Press Association awarded Frank Roderus their highest award, the Sweepstakes Award, for the best news story of 1980, and the Western Writers of America has twice named Frank recipient of their prestigious Spur Award. Frank passed away at age 73 in December 2015.
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August 20, 2022
I was slow in to liking it but the book really picks up and gains excitement
August 30, 2018
Teaching Colorado (2)
This story has covered about all the good features of characters in the old west, however the aspects of being mistaken for a thief make this a most interesting story.
This story has covered about all the good features of characters in the old west, however the aspects of being mistaken for a thief make this a most interesting story.
September 8, 2018
Very enjoyable.
My husband read this book and laughed out loud. He said I ought to read it just to enjoy it. So I did and he was right.
My husband read this book and laughed out loud. He said I ought to read it just to enjoy it. So I did and he was right.
October 11, 2018
Never really got into this book. Great writing but the main character is so dumb it
takes away from the story.
takes away from the story.
November 10, 2020
Good book
Read all of them books in order to really enjoy. Storyline continues to grow and develop. Characters are realistic and get better and better.
Read all of them books in order to really enjoy. Storyline continues to grow and develop. Characters are realistic and get better and better.
October 16, 2018
The second novel of DR's misplaced cowboy. If you thought he was out of his element then you will be even more surprised when Jesuits the gold fields of Colorado. He begins his life a a gold miner, his own claim, then chucks it all to hunt for a gang of outlaws who have been running back and forth across the state. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
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