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An edition of Bridger's Run (1999)

Bridger's Run

The heart-thumping race between Tom Bridger and the stagecoach in this latest addition to the popular Cracker Western series is only one leg of Bridger's journey across frontier Florida.

Tom Bridger, the handsome, cocky son of a wealthy New York businessman, has come down in 1885 to find his long-lost uncle and a hidden treasure. When he arrives in Jacksonville, he finds a rough-and-ready port town where he quickly learns a man is only as good as his fists. Though he's a city slicker who loves a game of chess and looks like an easy mark for the desperate men lurking in the shadows, Tom's also a trained boxer, lightning quick with his hands and afraid of no one. He heads west across Florida's wild frontier on the trail of the treasure, learning hard lessons of life for a Northern young man as he makes his way first on a riverboat to Palatka, then on a train to Ocala and Brooksville. His quick temper brings several brushes with death, including gator-filled swamps and a footrace with a stagecoach.

There are villians aplenty: the wooden-legged Elijah Dicken, the slick but mysterious Mr. Satin, and the rough DeBell clan. But Bridger also finds friends in Cheese Joseph, Archie Hankins, and the lovely and feisty Miss Lily. And he finds much more than he bargained for on the deserted west of Tampa. Back in New York his uncle Mike had trained young Tom in the art of boxing, and it all comes down to a match (London rules, i.e., no gloves) at the Point of Pines between Young Tom Bridger and Bongo Jones, the Key West Slasher. The story opens with a spectacular shipwreck, and the ending tops that with the big fistfight, a riot, a death, and a surprise.

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Language
English
Pages
251

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Cover of: Bridger's Run
Bridger's Run
April 1999, Pineapple Press, Inc., Pineapple Press (FL)
Hardcover in English
Cover of: Bridger's Run
Bridger's Run
April 1999, Pineapple Press, Inc.
Paperback in English

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Edition Notes

Published in
Sarasota, FL

Classifications

Library of Congress
PS3573.I456976B75

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
251
Dimensions
7.1 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
Weight
12.5 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL9647591M
ISBN 10
1561641707
ISBN 13
9781561641703
OCLC/WorldCat
40347303
Goodreads
6436691

Work Description

The heart-thumping race between Tom Bridger and the stagecoach in this latest addition to the popular Cracker Western series is only one leg of Bridger's journey across frontier Florida.

Tom Bridger, the handsome, cocky son of a wealthy New York businessman, has come down in 1885 to find his long-lost uncle and a hidden treasure. When he arrives in Jacksonville, he finds a rough-and-ready port town where he quickly learns a man is only as good as his fists. Though he's a city slicker who loves a game of chess and looks like an easy mark for the desperate men lurking in the shadows, Tom's also a trained boxer, lightning quick with his hands and afraid of no one. He heads west across Florida's wild frontier on the trail of the treasure, learning hard lessons of life for a Northern young man as he makes his way first on a riverboat to Palatka, then on a train to Ocala and Brooksville. His quick temper brings several brushes with death, including gator-filled swamps and a footrace with a stagecoach.

There are villians aplenty: the wooden-legged Elijah Dicken, the slick but mysterious Mr. Satin, and the rough DeBell clan. But Bridger also finds friends in Cheese Joseph, Archie Hankins, and the lovely and feisty Miss Lily. And he finds much more than he bargained for on the deserted west of Tampa. Back in New York his uncle Mike had trained young Tom in the art of boxing, and it all comes down to a match (London rules, i.e., no gloves) at the Point of Pines between Young Tom Bridger and Bongo Jones, the Key West Slasher. The story opened with a spectacular shipwreck, and the ending tops it with the big fistfight, a riot, a death, and a surprise.

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