The Trail of the Silver Horseshoes

<p>This collection of stories describes events or episodes in the life of a varied group of individuals during the most dramatic period of American history-the settlement of the American West. The reader will witness the hardship and suffering of the Donner-Reed Party; the heroism of Portugee Phillips the messenger bringing news of the Fetterman Massacre; the tragic events connected to Major John W. Powell's exploration of the Grand Canyon; and the disastrous effort of the Minnesota Sioux to drive the white interlopers from their traditional hunting grounds. There is a glimpse of the rough and tumble life in the gold rush towns of Alaska and Colorado a failed attempt at a robbery of a bank in Northfield Minnesota and the violent death of Jack Slade a former manager of a stage coach station in Julesburg Colorado mentioned in Mark Twain's book Roughing It. Historical notes at the end of the tales provide the reader with actual facts and a broader context in which these events took place.</p>