Dancing with the Golden Bear

By: Win Blevins

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Synopsis: The third installment of the Rendezvous series, from award-winning author Win Blevins The young fur trapper Sam Morgan stars once again in this third installment of Win Blevins' Rendezvous series. Following his hero Jebediah Smith, Morgan and his Crow wife Meadowlark set off to find money and pelts in the little-known Mexican territory of California. The quest leads them deep into the heart of the Mojave Desert as they search in vain for the mythical river connecting the Great Salt Lake to California, Buenaventura. Low on water and food, the group finds help from the most unlikely of sources, including the thin bands of tribes who have made the desert their home. When the group does make it to California, Mexican officials are quick to take notice of the band and push them back toward the inhospitable lands of the Mojave. All the while, Morgan remembers the haunting advice given by his mentor Hannibal McKye: "Life is like a golden bear. It's magnificent, it's beautiful, and it bites." Dancing with the Golden Bear is one of Blevins' most popular titles, and newcomers to the author's work will appreciate the great research and attention to detail shown in constructing a believable, captivating look at the American West of the mid-1800s.