Henry Appleton Boy Hero and the Burgess Gang

<p>Bank robbers ... classroom bullies ... highwaymen ... a rampaging bull. The challenges young Henry Appleton faces as he struggles to stand up for what he believes in make this a classic 'cowboy' yarn. And it takes place not in the American West but in the rough-and-tumble world of Aotearoa New Zealand in the 1860s.</p><p>Although Henry dreams of having his own rifle and becoming a gunslinger like Wild Bill Hickok he is in most ways just an ordinary kid who's not looking for trouble. Trouble finds him.</p><p>When he helps to capture bank robber Dead Eye Dick the town is quick to call him a 'boy hero'. But his biggest challenge is yet to come - when he finds himself face-to-face with the murderous Richard Burgess gang. Will Henry have the courage to 'do the right thing'?</p><p><em>Henry Appleton Boy Hero</em> is written by John Evan Harris in the voice of the self-acclaimed American dime novelist Johnny Slick - who himself was saved by Henry's quick thinking and bravery.</p><p>The book is a prequel to Henry's encounters with the Burgess gang told in <em>The Physician's Gun.</em></p>