Gold Rush Prodigal (Saga of the Sierras Series, Book Three). by Brock Thoene & Bodie Thoene - 1990.

Minneapolis, MN Bethany House Publishers, 1990. Paperback First Ed thus, unstated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows a former owner's one-word evaluation and a date in tiny letters at the front end paper and a small damp stain at the bottom edge near the heel of the back strip [does not penetrate the text at all]; else flawless; binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 204pp. First Ed thus, unstated. Paperback. Saga of the Sierras (Book 3) David Bollin, born of missionary parents in Hawaii, leaves his island home to take up a new life as a gentleman in Boston. Having rejected his father's faith, David had set out to make his own fortune and prove himself a man. But before he can realize his dream, he is plunged into an unexpected adventure first as a hand on a whaling ship, and then as a prospector in the California gold fields. The lure of gold and the dream of a life of ease entice him onward, drawing him into a downward spiral of deceit and trapping him in a web of murder, power and greed. The glamorous future turns into despair as he becomes the target of unscrupulous enemies. Without a defense, what are his chances? Could a Father's Broken Heart Span the Ocean That Separated Them?