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Rendezvous
Set in the pristinely beautiful wilderness of the Rocky Mountains in the 1830s, this sweeping adventure story embraces two unlikely lovers as their desperate fight to save each other changes the course of history of two empires.
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Mailywa is an intelligent and headstrong Shoshone tribeswoman, whose arranged marriage to a brutal fur trapper, Black Peter, goes horribly wrong. Nate, an inept young trapper who has fallen in love with her, comes to her aid and the two must survive the perilous winter wilderness together. They face daunting obstacles, including a stint brokering cotton in the refined but deadly world of New Orleans. Learning of a murderous British general’s plan to kill the American fur trappers and Shoshones and seize all the land west of the Rockies, Mailywa and Nate make a danger-filled trip back to the mountains.
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Based on true events in American history, the novel brings to life such real mountain man icons such as Jim Bridger and Kit Carson, who Mailywa and Nate must warn of an impending British invasion. Ultimately, they risk everything, including their love, as they face final showdowns with Black Peter and the British in this superbly told action tale.
Geoff Spellberg
Geoff is a longtime backpacker, adventurer and climber, who has drawn upon his countless wilderness experiences, and a few close calls, in creating this novel about the amazing but little-known chapter of American history called Rendezvous. After spending years traveling and working in Africa, Asia and Europe, Geoff became a trial lawyer, but has retained his love of travel and history. He is hard at work on his second historical novel set during the Hawaiian wars.