Pacific Destiny

The Holts #8

by Dana Fuller Ross

1898. Remember The Maine! As the nation's headlines scream for revenge, inciting America to war against Spain, newspaper publisher Tim Holt vows to report the story himself from the front line in Cuba—a searing tropical adventure that will change his life and his country forever. Thousands of miles away, in the frozen Yukon Territory, young Frank Blake seeks his fortune in gold—only to have his dreams shattered and his heart broken before his true destiny becomes clear. And across the Pacific, in the Philippines, Frank's estranged father, Henry Blake—a U.S. government spy—undertakes a secret mission that leads to the threshold of the American Century.

Genres: Westerns, Historical Fiction, Historical

354 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Dana Fuller Ross is a pseudonym used by Noel B. Gerson and James M. Reasoner.

Noel Gearson specializes in historical military novels, westerns, and mysteries. He also writes under the pseudonyms, "Dana Fuller Ross.", Anne Marie Burgess; Michael Burgess; Nicholas Gorham; Paul Lewis; Leon Phillips; Donald Clayton Porter; Philip Vail; and Carter A. Vaughan. He has written more than 325 novels.

James Reasoner (pictured) is an American writer. He is the author of more than 150 books and many short stories in a career spanning more than thirty years. Reasoner has used at least nineteen pseudonyms, in addition to his own name: Jim Austin; Peter Danielson; Terrance Duncan; Tom Early; Wesley Ellis; Tabor Evans; Jake Foster; William Grant; Matthew Hart; Livia James; Mike Jameson; Justin Ladd; Jake Logan; Hank Mitchum; Lee Morgan; J.L. Reasoner (with his wife); Dana Fuller Ross; Adam Rutledge; and Jon Sharpe. Since most of Reasoner's books were written as part of various existing Western fiction series, many of his pseudonyms were publishing "house" names that may have been used by other authors who contributed to those series

Reviews

[Benjamin Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

The eighth book in “The Holts” series (itself a follow-on series to The Frontier trilogy, The Empire trilogy, and the 24-book “Wagons West” series, chronologically speaking) is another fine addition to this massive generational family story.

The year is 1898 and America is torn over various opportunities to expand. Major plot strings in this volume focus on historical events surrounding what has become known as the Spanish American War. Tim Holt as editor of the San Francisco Clarion, is in a perfect position to chronicle events such as Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders, but other family members find their way into harms’ way as well, either as doctors treating yellow fever or filming the action with a movie camera. Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines all serve as settings for the ongoing military and political conflict. Another plot line finds young Frank Blake still in Yukon territory, but moving toward finally making some good decisions for a change.

Only two more to go before I reach the end of this 40-book series and I’m looking forward to both of them.

[Christine · Rating 1 out of 5]

When confronted with a wife who is thinking of leaving him over how he has acted since their son left, Henry's reaction is to call her nuts and suggest that she needs to be committed. But then all the women are like, forgive him.

[Michael Garreffa` · Rating 4 out of 5]

Borrowed from the Library in Large Print...

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