Yukon Justice

The Holts #7

by Dana Fuller Ross

1869.  As the gold fever swept the nation, a great migration north begins to the Yukon Territory of Canada, where the adventurous Frank Blake chases his dreams of fortune aboard a rickety steamer headed for the unchartered waters of the Klondike--pursued by a dangerous enemy bent on deadly vengeance.  Across the continent, on New York's teeming shores, daring trailblazer Dr. Jasnessa Holt Lawrence scandalizes eastern society with her radical discoveries and impassioned struggle for women's right.  And amid the dazzle and deception of Washigton's glittering social whirl, Toby Holt fights a desperate battle with President McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt to prevent a war that could alter the fate of a nation.

Genres: Westerns, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Historical

341 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published September 1, 1992

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 seventh 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 a welcome addition to this massive generational family story.

Major plot lines and themes include the beginnings of the birth-control movement in America and how that ties in with the larger issues of women’s rights as well as the continuing research efforts to determine the cause and combat the ravages of yellow fever. Additionally, we are treated to a prominent family member getting too close to the hazards of cocaine addiction during a time when the use of such a “tonic” was considered fashionable but the consequences largely unknown. Of course, given the novel’s title, there is also the major plot involving adventurous life in the gold mining camps of the Yukon and the primitive justice system employed there. Probably my favorite sub-plot was when Frank Blake gets to experience life living with a circus. All these plots are skillfully interwoven with each other and the on-going far-flung Holt and Blake families.

Only three more to go before I reach the end of this 40-book series but looking forward to each of them.

[Christine · Rating 2 out of 5]

Two stars for the Janessa sub-plot. But Henry is an ass.

[Liz · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite books in The Holts: An American Dynasty series. All the story lines were really interesting - Janessa and birth control; Frank and Peggy in the Yukon; Peter and the oil company; Alexandra. Looking forward to the next installment!

[Trudy Roy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Adventure romance. Part of a series. Would enjoy reading them all.

[Mydonna · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good book, part of a series of ten books. I recommend it to readers who enjoy reading of the settlement of the West.

[Marilyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is part of "The Holts American Dynasty" series. They're always good, but I always wish I had started with number 1 and read through the whole series instead of skipping around like I've "accidentally" done. This one is volume 7 - by Dana Fuller Ross

[Cindy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I came in late to this series so I didn't have all the history of the characters which made it hard to follow. some good medical stuff with the female doctor and a reminder that women did not always own their own bodies.

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