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Friday's Station
Gabe Harrison wanted no part of the Civil War. He took the stationmaster’s job for the Pony Express at Friday’s Station on the south shore of Lake Tahoe for the winter, planning on using his pay as down payment on a ranch in Wyoming.
Then he was broadsided by a blizzard of a different sort, a blizzard consisting of orphaned children, a newborn baby, a Washoe maiden, a one-arm Paiute boy named Friday, and a band of Union soldiers with a wagonload of gold. When these soldiers start acting peculiar, it is up to Gabe to figure out their scheme and protect his growing “family.”
If that mix weren’t enough, the Paiute Indians went on the rampage, burning waystations up and down the Pony Express line. And before Gabe could whistle Dixie, he found himself fighting alongside the Johnny Rebs.
Then he was broadsided by a blizzard of a different sort, a blizzard consisting of orphaned children, a newborn baby, a Washoe maiden, a one-arm Paiute boy named Friday, and a band of Union soldiers with a wagonload of gold. When these soldiers start acting peculiar, it is up to Gabe to figure out their scheme and protect his growing “family.”
If that mix weren’t enough, the Paiute Indians went on the rampage, burning waystations up and down the Pony Express line. And before Gabe could whistle Dixie, he found himself fighting alongside the Johnny Rebs.
191 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 1, 2001
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About the author
Kent Conwell
66 books25 followersKent Conwell grew up in the Texas Panhandle in the town of Wheeler, population 848. The West was an integral part of his life. The solitude of the Panhandle, which offered little more than school and work, encouraged his reading and writing as well as his exploration of the vastness of the rolling prairies, the emptiness of which carried the presentiment itself of mystery and death.
A quest for adventure had been woven into his life by his grandfather, who had run away from his Tennessee home when he was 14. He bullwhacked his way to the Panhandle where he met his future wife who had traveled from Illinois to Texas.
After moving to Fort Worth where Kent was more at home at the stockyards than school, he earned a B.S. and began teaching. Later, he moved to Port Neches where he acquired a M.Ed. and Ph.D.
A successful educator, his love for writing about the West and its enigmas, a period in history unique to America, has never waned. After twenty-two westerns, he wrote his first mystery.
He has won awards for short stories, screenplays, mysteries, and westerns.
A quest for adventure had been woven into his life by his grandfather, who had run away from his Tennessee home when he was 14. He bullwhacked his way to the Panhandle where he met his future wife who had traveled from Illinois to Texas.
After moving to Fort Worth where Kent was more at home at the stockyards than school, he earned a B.S. and began teaching. Later, he moved to Port Neches where he acquired a M.Ed. and Ph.D.
A successful educator, his love for writing about the West and its enigmas, a period in history unique to America, has never waned. After twenty-two westerns, he wrote his first mystery.
He has won awards for short stories, screenplays, mysteries, and westerns.
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September 26, 2022
FUN, FUN, FUN!! 😁 Tons of action ... zero "fluff". Fast-paced with very likable characters to pull for. Like an episode of the old TV series, "Young Riders". Highly recommended! Just wish there was more to their story. 😩
February 27, 2020
A KC. California/Utah Western Action Adventure (FS)
KC. has penned a California/Utah western action adventure titled, "Friday's Station" which begins with the Pony Express starting at Wichita, Kansas. One man is hired as a Station Manager for the Lake Tahoe station which is known as Friday's Station. A man and his family arrive at the station. The woman, Mother, is having a baby and is bleeding. The Station Manager goes to a nearby Indian tribe for help. They help. A group of men come through with gold and Piuate Indians right behind. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
KC. has penned a California/Utah western action adventure titled, "Friday's Station" which begins with the Pony Express starting at Wichita, Kansas. One man is hired as a Station Manager for the Lake Tahoe station which is known as Friday's Station. A man and his family arrive at the station. The woman, Mother, is having a baby and is bleeding. The Station Manager goes to a nearby Indian tribe for help. They help. A group of men come through with gold and Piuate Indians right behind. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
June 1, 2022
Well done.
My first book by this author and very pleasantly surprised. Descriptive and detailed with a storyline that held my interest throughout. I would put this writing on par with R. O. Lane, whom I consider my favorite. I look forward to reading Mr. Cornwell’s other books as well.
My first book by this author and very pleasantly surprised. Descriptive and detailed with a storyline that held my interest throughout. I would put this writing on par with R. O. Lane, whom I consider my favorite. I look forward to reading Mr. Cornwell’s other books as well.
August 11, 2022
story about honor in the face of adversity
Strong main characters. Intrigue kept coming out. Story was smooth and ending was good not abrupt. I enjoy this author and can’t wait to read more of his books
Strong main characters. Intrigue kept coming out. Story was smooth and ending was good not abrupt. I enjoy this author and can’t wait to read more of his books
October 11, 2022
A new author to me, and one I am Very Pleased to have discovered.
From Go to Whoa, an absolute corker! If someone had said, " this is as good as one of Mr. Petit's " I would have said, " Big statement!" but, now I believe. Well done Kent Conwell!
From Go to Whoa, an absolute corker! If someone had said, " this is as good as one of Mr. Petit's " I would have said, " Big statement!" but, now I believe. Well done Kent Conwell!
April 1, 2023
Good read
A pony express station manager deals with a blizzard, confederate soldiers, orphaned children, a new born child, an Indian slave woman, and an Indian raid all disrupt his dream of owning a ranch in Wyoming. Action and an unexpected gift of gold make this a good read.
A pony express station manager deals with a blizzard, confederate soldiers, orphaned children, a new born child, an Indian slave woman, and an Indian raid all disrupt his dream of owning a ranch in Wyoming. Action and an unexpected gift of gold make this a good read.
June 10, 2023
Very good read
The ending leaves one befuddled as to how their future played out. This was the first this book in I felt the ending was okay. I will continue reading his sand hope he is able to improve the ending.
The ending leaves one befuddled as to how their future played out. This was the first this book in I felt the ending was okay. I will continue reading his sand hope he is able to improve the ending.
March 28, 2022
Fridays Station
This was a ripping fast western with good guys, bad guys orphan children and Indians too. Quite a page turner.
This was a ripping fast western with good guys, bad guys orphan children and Indians too. Quite a page turner.
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August 8, 2022A very interesting story which grabs ahold of the reader's interest and makes it hard to put done the book before finishing the story.
August 13, 2022
Great story
This is an engaging wholesome story that keeps you interested from start to finish. I look forward to reading more books by him.
This is an engaging wholesome story that keeps you interested from start to finish. I look forward to reading more books by him.
August 17, 2022
Excellent writing
There's a lot of excitement, a bit of subtle education and some heart wrenching in this book.
I highly recommend it.
There's a lot of excitement, a bit of subtle education and some heart wrenching in this book.
I highly recommend it.
September 24, 2022
Another Great Read
As good as it gets. Will surely find more of Kent's stories.
Quite the fun reading and full of interesting phrases
As good as it gets. Will surely find more of Kent's stories.
Quite the fun reading and full of interesting phrases
January 3, 2025
Great book and Great writer.
No dislikes,really enjoy his books. Would recommend it to all readers. Read all his books and never got bored. One of the best writers by far.
No dislikes,really enjoy his books. Would recommend it to all readers. Read all his books and never got bored. One of the best writers by far.
June 29, 2022
Well
Do not think it continues but sure hope so. Great western and a kinda surprise at the end. Highly recommend
Do not think it continues but sure hope so. Great western and a kinda surprise at the end. Highly recommend
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