The Blackwell Claim
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GOLD... Seeking a fortune from a pile of rocks or out of a streambed. Men from all walks of life are digging and panning for gold in the West and the Blackwell brothers are no different. But along with gold mining comes rough towns like Grizzly Gulch, fighting the elements, and claim jumpers. Raised tough in the hills of Tennessee, are the Blackwell brothers up to the challenges of prospecting?
Troy D. Smith
Born in the Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee, Mr. Smith has loved books even before he could read them. In 1995 his first short story was accepted by Louis L'Amour Western Magazine, and he has been published in magazines since then on a fairly regular basis. Author of numerous award winning short stories and novels, Troy is currently a Doctoral candidate in the History Department at the University of Illinois. He says, "I don't write about things that happen to people—I write about people that things happen to."
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The Blackwell Claim - Troy D. Smith
The Blackwell Claim
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Troy D. Smith
Smashwords Edition
The Blackwell Claim
ISBN: 978-1-4581-1430-3
Presented by Western Trail Blazer
Copyright © 2010 by Troy D. Smith
Cover Art Copyright © 2010 by Laura Shinn
Edited and Produced by Rebecca J. Vickery
Design Consultation by Laura Shinn
Originally published in Western Digest, April 1999
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