About “THE LUCKY PIONEER First to Find Gold in California” by Mark Anthony Astrella
Travel with Lucky Harrington across the country as it was in the 1840s, from Massachusetts to Illinois, and over the Oregon Trail to California. Gunfights, wild animals, natives and buffalo encounters, shooting contests, saloons, gamblers and cheap whiskey are around every corner culminating in the California gold rush. Lessons of life, love and death are filtered through the eyes and mind of a young man on a dangerous journey.
Lucky recorded his thoughts and sketched images in his journal of what he experienced during the trip and then many years later, he elaborates and relives his adventures. His memoirs detail the historical figures he met along the way which included renowned gunsmiths, professors, writers, native chiefs, famous pioneers of the day and even a president. All of them pale in comparison to meeting Mika, his Native American love.
Historical facts mix with fiction but based on actual events. The artwork alone will draw you into the past and let you experience the wild days of the opening of the west.
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