Mackenna's Gold

by Will Henry

Entrusted with the secret location of the fabled Lost Canyon of Gold by a dying Apache warrior, Glen Mackenna sets out to find the site in the vast wilderness and must fight off the hordes of fortune-seeking scavengers who would beat him there. Original.

Genres: Westerns, Thriller

216 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1994

About the author

Also wrote westerns as Clay Fisher.

Henry Wilson Allen (September 12, 1912 – October 26, 1991) was an American author and screenwriter. He used several different pseudonyms for his works. His 50+ novels of the American West were published under the pen names Will Henry and Clay Fisher. Allen's screenplays and scripts for animated shorts were credited to Heck Allen and Henry Allen.

Allen's career as a novelist began in 1952, with the publication of his first Western No Survivors. Allen, afraid that the studio would disapprove of his moonlighting, used a pen-name to avoid trouble.[3] He would go on to publish over 50 novels, eight of which were adapted for the screen. Most of these were published under one or the other of the pseudonyms Will Henry and Clay Fisher. Allen was a five-time winner of the Spur Award from the Western Writers of America and a recipient of the Levi Strauss Award for lifetime achievement.

Henry Wilson Allen was born in Kansas City, Missouri. Allen died of pneumonia on October 26, 1991 in Van Nuys, California. He was 79.

Reviews

[Cindy Tomamichel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't normally read westerns, and after reading this one, I will be checking out more of Will Henry books.

This was an entertaining read, with a cracking pace, some great characters, good descriptions and overall well worth looking up. The movie of the same name is also good, and I would recommend watching the movie, then reading the book. The movie pretties up the characters, but takes many of the main elements to craft a good movie.

The interesting thing was the main character MacKenna. He had a deep bond with the land and the Apache people, and the book covers this well. The movie changes this to westernise some aspects. It is an interesting change, and probably says a lot about the movie audience.

If you enjoyed the movie, then this book will also be enjoyable, and intriguing for the differences.

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

Don't really read westerns but picked this up to read for the same reason I picked up the War Wagon, I remembered liking the movie as a kid and figured I'd check out the book. Enjoyed it well enough, seemed typical western to me though I don't have many with which to compare. Did get me to look up the original lost treasure legend it was based around which any book that gets me to look into the background is fine with me. If you like old westerns, lost treasure stories or the movies based off them then go ahead and check it out.

[P.S. Winn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Glen Mackenna is in a search for gold. Heading to a sacred place the Native American's know about, Mackenna is going to find himself in a fight for his life because greed is the top emotion in everyone's mind.

[Jung]

Glen Mackenna portrayed by Gregory Pick.

[Alex · Rating 2 out of 5]

Совсем не серьезное произведение.

[Kevin Duncan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Slow read, but quite satisfying.