Golden Spike (The Iron Horse Chronicles) - Hardcover

Murphy, Robert Lee

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9781432834395: Golden Spike (The Iron Horse Chronicles)

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ISBN 10: 1432834398 ISBN 13: 9781432834395

Publisher: Five Star Publishing, 2017

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The driving of the Golden Spike at Promontory Summit in Utah on May 10, 1869, almost didn’t happen. None of the history books mention this crucial event. Only five people were aware of the incident. Will Braddock knew. He was one of those five. It all started when Paddy O’Hannigan attacked Will; his uncle, Sean Corcoran; and Homer Garcon, in Echo City, Utah, four months earlier. When Will chases after Paddy, the Irish thug traps Will into a bigger mess. Fortunately, Jenny McNabb is around to help Will recover. Paddy, desperate for money, creates more trouble by kidnaping Jenny. Will coerces Mort Kavanagh, Paddy’s godfather, into providing the ransom money. Jenny tries to escape, but Paddy throws her shoes away and forces her to walk shoeless to the ransom rendezvous point. After getting his hands on the money, Paddy unwittingly brags that he is rich. Kavanagh forces Paddy to return the funds, and Paddy is broke again. Jenny accepts employment as a chef for the Central Pacific Railroad’s president, Leland Stanford, who is bringing the Golden Spike to the ceremony in Utah that will commemorate the completion of the first transcontinental railroad. Paddy sneaks aboard Stanford’s train, stabs Homer, grabs the Golden Spike, steals Will’s horse, and races away. Will must pursue Paddy again and regain the spike before the railroad officials discover it’s missing. If he fails, Jenny, Homer, and Will stand to be accused of being the thieves.

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From the Back Cover:

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR THE IRON HORSE CHRONICLES
“Engaging action and vivid detail make the far-ranging adventures of this young protagonist

reminiscent of Twain’s Huck Finn.”
~Lucia St. Clair Robson, award-winning author

About the Author:

Award-winning author Robert Lee Murphy’s Eagle Talons, the first book in The Iron Horse Chronicles, won the 2015 Bronze Will Rogers Medallion Award for younger readers. The second book, Bear Claws, was published in 2015. Golden Spike concludes the trilogy. Murphy traveled the route of the transcontinental railroad, walked the ground where the scenes take place, and visited the museums and historical parks along the way. Prior to becoming an author, Murphy worked with international organizations on all seven continents, including Antarctica, where Murphy Peak bears his name. Murphy is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators, Western Writers of America, the Wyoming State Historical Society, and the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society. Visit the author’s website at: http://robertleemurphy.net.

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