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The Seekers
They were shaped by the past, and by the chance to be free of it. They were bound together by their passions, and their vision of a new land.They had come to California hoping for a new beginning: Levi Coffin ran from the Union Army and the dark world of the wartorn Eastern States, Errin Scanlan had escaped from an Australian prison, and Celeste Beremendes was awaiting her chance to take vengeance on the man who had killed her brother. And in a world where laws were paper thin, courage ruled, and guns decided, they would risk their futures, their property, and their lives.
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First published March 1, 1998
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About the author
F.M. Parker
32 books8 followersAs a boy F. M. Parker hitchhiked around the country working as a sheepherder in Montana, a bellhop in Colorado, and a logger in Ohio. He received a B. S. in Geology from the University of Dayton, and did graduate work in Geology at Ohio State University. He worked in the factories of GM and Chrysler at night to put himself through college. After that he went into the U. S. Navy for 5 « years with service in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans aboard the Timbalier, AVP 54, a seaplane tender.
After the navy he was employed as a geologist in the oil fields of Kansas, and as an exploration geologist in the uranium mines of Utah. After four years as a geologist, Parker became a manager in the Bureau of Land Management, part of the Department of Interior. He worked in several western states and Washington, DC, then progressed up through the ranks to become District Manager of the Vale District in Oregon, which is as much as 5 million acres. He was responsible for the management of the multiple resources of the land and its environmental protection. He was responsible for hundreds of grazing permits, several herds of wild horses, wild rivers, wildlife, recreation, timber, fire fighting and other factors regarding such a large land area.
Doubleday published his first book in 1981. The title was Skinner and there was an interesting story behind that title. The chairman of the grazing advisory board was named Skinner and the Skinner of Parker's novel was a drunkard and a pistoleer, while the real Skinner was a rancher and a straight arrow. Parker wasn't sure how the real Skinner would take the use of his name, but he laughed and thought it was a good story.
After the navy he was employed as a geologist in the oil fields of Kansas, and as an exploration geologist in the uranium mines of Utah. After four years as a geologist, Parker became a manager in the Bureau of Land Management, part of the Department of Interior. He worked in several western states and Washington, DC, then progressed up through the ranks to become District Manager of the Vale District in Oregon, which is as much as 5 million acres. He was responsible for the management of the multiple resources of the land and its environmental protection. He was responsible for hundreds of grazing permits, several herds of wild horses, wild rivers, wildlife, recreation, timber, fire fighting and other factors regarding such a large land area.
Doubleday published his first book in 1981. The title was Skinner and there was an interesting story behind that title. The chairman of the grazing advisory board was named Skinner and the Skinner of Parker's novel was a drunkard and a pistoleer, while the real Skinner was a rancher and a straight arrow. Parker wasn't sure how the real Skinner would take the use of his name, but he laughed and thought it was a good story.
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February 14, 2018
As usual with this authors stories.
A very nice blending of actual historical settings and events.
Mingled with the story characters.
From the civil war battlefields.
To the Early rise of the California coast.
Shipping, and shanghaing.
Several characters are introduced, and twined together.
Through the boom, of early San Francisco.
A well plotted and paced story.
Still, with out adding to a spoiler.
Hated what happened to one of the characters.
Once again, seems like the author.Has no spark of the romantic.
Set up a wonderful chance for some characters.
Then dashed it, near the end.
Outside of that, spoiling it a bit for me.
It is a well crafted, historical story.
A very nice blending of actual historical settings and events.
Mingled with the story characters.
From the civil war battlefields.
To the Early rise of the California coast.
Shipping, and shanghaing.
Several characters are introduced, and twined together.
Through the boom, of early San Francisco.
A well plotted and paced story.
Still, with out adding to a spoiler.
Hated what happened to one of the characters.
Once again, seems like the author.Has no spark of the romantic.
Set up a wonderful chance for some characters.
Then dashed it, near the end.
Outside of that, spoiling it a bit for me.
It is a well crafted, historical story.
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