Jackson Speed in the Rush

Download or read book Jackson Speed in the Rush written by Robert Peecher and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-25 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do Texas Ranger Alex Cockrell, Cherokee chief Stand Watie, trader Jesse Chisholm, pioneer Nathan Boone, mountain man Jim Bridger and U.S. General William T. Sherman all have in common? In 1847 and 1848, they were each instrumental in leading 19th Century America's most reluctant adventurer from war in Mexico to the California goldfields.Along his way to becoming a Forty-Niner, the rascal Jackson Speed encounters assassins, drunks, a beautiful Cherokee woman, and ultimately the infamous Joaquin Murrieta, a Mexican bandito who with his gang, The Five Joaquins, terrorized prospectors from one end of California to the other.But when Joaquin Murrieta sets his sights on Jackson Speed, the only question worth asking is whether or not Murrieta is fast enough to catch Ol' Speedy.Jackson Speed In the Rush is the sixth book in the Jackson Speed Memoirs, and fans of the series won't be disappointed as they travel overland with a teenage Speed who is off West to seek his fortune.