Going Home : A Barnaby Skye Novel by Richard S. Wheeler
Six years after deserting the Royal Navy, Barnaby Skye has a chance to return to England to clear his name and take up employment with the Hudson's Bay Company. But "Mister Skye," as he insists on being called, is as much a magnet for trouble as he is a legend among mountain men, and this opportunity of a lifetime begins to disintegrate almost from the moment it is presented to him.
With his devoted Crow wife, Victoria, an eccentric botanist named Alistair Nutmeg, and a strange pariah dog following along, Skye makes his way west to Fort Vancouver in the Oregon country to begin his journey home. Adept at dodging Blackfeet war parties and staving off starvation, Skye's luck—generally bad to begin with—runs out when the Hudson's Bay ship Cadboro makes a stopover in Mexican California.
In Going Home, Skye fights Mexican bandits, murderous Pacific coastal Indians, thirst, starvation, and despair, as he learns where home really is and what honor truly means in this gripping tale of survival set in the wild American frontier of the 19th century.
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Praise for this book
“Skye is one of the most memorable figures in western fiction since Max Brand's 'Destry'.” —Tulsa World
“By the glorious Wheeler . . . . As a westerner, Wheeler is a writer's writer whose prose has the authority of handset type but sparkles like horseshoes on flint rock.” —Kirkus Reviews
About the Author
Richard S.Wheeler has written over fifty novels and several short stories. He has won four Spur Awards and the Owen Wister Award for lifetime achievement in the field of western literature.
He lives in the literary and film community of Livingston, Montana, and is married to Professor Sue Hart, of Montana State University-Billings. Before turning to fiction he was a newsman and book editor. He has raised horses and been a wrangler at an Arizona dude ranch.
Title: Going Home : A Barnaby Skye Novel
Author(s): Richard S. Wheeler
Series: Skye's West
Volume: 11
ISBN: 9781466820609
Copyright 2001
Release Date: November 19, 2001
Publisher: Tor Publishing Group
Countries: United States, Canada | Learn more about available countries
Language: English
Format: ePub,mobi | Learn More about our supported formats
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About Going Home : A Barnaby Skye Novel by Richard S. Wheeler
In 1832, legendary mountain man Barnaby Skye's journey home to England turns into a perilous fight for survival across the untamed American West.
Six years after deserting the Royal Navy, Barnaby Skye has a chance to return to England to clear his name and take up employment with the Hudson's Bay Company. But "Mister Skye," as he insists on being called, is as much a magnet for trouble as he is a legend among mountain men, and this opportunity of a lifetime begins to disintegrate almost from the moment it is presented to him.
With his devoted Crow wife, Victoria, an eccentric botanist named Alistair Nutmeg, and a strange pariah dog following along, Skye makes his way west to Fort Vancouver in the Oregon country to begin his journey home. Adept at dodging Blackfeet war parties and staving off starvation, Skye's luck—generally bad to begin with—runs out when the Hudson's Bay ship Cadboro makes a stopover in Mexican California.
In Going Home, Skye fights Mexican bandits, murderous Pacific coastal Indians, thirst, starvation, and despair, as he learns where home really is and what honor truly means in this gripping tale of survival set in the wild American frontier of the 19th century.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Praise for this book
“Skye is one of the most memorable figures in western fiction since Max Brand's 'Destry'.” —Tulsa World
“By the glorious Wheeler . . . . As a westerner, Wheeler is a writer's writer whose prose has the authority of handset type but sparkles like horseshoes on flint rock.” —Kirkus Reviews
About the Author
Richard S.Wheeler has written over fifty novels and several short stories. He has won four Spur Awards and the Owen Wister Award for lifetime achievement in the field of western literature.
He lives in the literary and film community of Livingston, Montana, and is married to Professor Sue Hart, of Montana State University-Billings. Before turning to fiction he was a newsman and book editor. He has raised horses and been a wrangler at an Arizona dude ranch.
Title: Going Home : A Barnaby Skye Novel
Author(s): Richard S. Wheeler
Series: Skye's West
Volume: 11
ISBN: 9781466820609
Copyright 2001
Release Date: November 19, 2001
Publisher: Tor Publishing Group
Countries: United States, Canada | Learn more about available countries
Language: English
Format: ePub,mobi | Learn More about our supported formats
Dragonmount is a proud provider of DRM-free eBooks. By purchasing any eBook from our store, you are not only helping support our website, but you are helping small businesses thrive in a market traditionally dominated by large companies. Learn more in our eBook FAQ.
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