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Reviews"In CLEVENGER GOLD, Scott Swapp has put together an engaging and action-packed historical novel which grabs the reader on page one, and carries through to the finish. The author has obviously done painstaking research on the 1886 Clevenger murders in northern Arizona; he is also clearly knowledgeable of the firearms of that period. Spot-on dialogue, gripping violence, and a wagon trek so realistic you can hear the cans rattle, feel the rocky trail, and smell the junipers and campfires, all combine to make this short book one you should not miss. It may also put you on the trail to the missing gold!" -McKendree (Mike) Long, Author, The Superstition Gun Trilogy. www.mckendreelong.com, "In CLEVENGER GOLD, S.E. Swapp has put together an engaging and action-packed historical novel which grabs the reader on page one, and carries through to the finish. The author has obviously done painstaking research on the 1886 Clevenger murders in northern Arizona; he is also clearly knowledgeable of the firearms of that period. Spot-on dialogue, gripping violence, and a wagon trek so realistic you can hear the cans rattle, feel the rocky trail, and smell the junipers and campfires, all combine to make this short book one you should not miss. It may also put you on the trail to the missing gold!" -McKendree (Mike) Long, Author, The Superstition Gun Trilogy. www.mckendreelong.com
SynopsisThis is the true story of the Clevenger family from Arizona Territory, and their unfortunate events as they trekked north to Washington Territory. Once the old, cantankerous Sam Clevenger and his wife, Charlotte, hired Frank Willson and John Johnson to help with the move, their fate took a dark turn. These true events were documented by journalists through the 1887 trial and well into the 1900s, and stories have been told of Sam's unfound treasure for nearly 130 years. But, this is the first detailed, documented, and vetted account of their bizarre and fascinating tale.