$18.95
Creative Non-fiction / Canadian History
1-894898-11-7
5.5 x 7.5, 240 pages
Softcover
2004

Deadly Innocence
Trouble on the Trail To Gold
By Bill Gallaher

Lured by dreams of wealth and a better life, three brothers — William, Gilbert and Thomas Rennie — set out for the Cariboo goldfields in the spring of 1862. They left late. And that simple fact dictated unimaginable consequences.

Sober-minded William, high-spirited Thomas and the peacemaker, Gilbert, were joined by two acquaintances, John Wright and John Helstone. They crossed the prairies in good order with the famous Father Lacombe and continued along the well-marked trail of the Overlanders into the mountains. After that, nothing went according to plan.

This drama caught the attention of Bill Gallaher, bestselling chronicler of the gold rush. In The Promise, The Journey and A Man Called Moses, he has brought to vivid life the men and women who were drawn to the goldfields. The saga of the Rennie brothers is a riveting addition to this treasure trove of stories.